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-cpJ 1943.-2001 The OEOQOE t1ARQISO LL THINGS ｍ ｏ ｓ ｔ ｾ It all started because Harrison and his friend needed some help on each other's . Tom Petty wanted a to complement his guitarist Mike Camp- bell's work, as well as some good backing vocals on Petty's hit "I Won't Back Down," from possibly his most well-known , Full Moon Fever. Harrison needed some help with a B-Side to his single "This is Love" from his Cloud Nine album. Electric Light Orchestra leader was producing both artists' albums. Add and to the mix, let play drums on a song or two and you've got the Traveling Wilburys all-star group. Although Roy Orbison died of a massive heart attack only six weeks after the release of the group's first album, the band did produce many hits, such as "End of the Line," "Last Night," and "Handle With Care." The sound that these five men created togeth r was incredible, and the members of the group would continue to contribute to each others' solo albums even to this day. Handmade Films .' FILE PHOTO , one of the members of and a good friend of Harrison's said, "ll was the most anyone had ever paid because they wanted to see a movie." He was refer- ring to Harrison's offer to executive produce Monty Python's controversial religious satire, Life of Brinn, after the original company had pulled out of the deal, fearful of whether or not od had a sense of humor. The 1979 film was the start of Handmade Films, Harrison's company, which financed the production of what Harrison called, "Movies I would want to see." Through Handmade Films, Harrison worked with many well-known actors, such as Michael Caine, the Monty Python troupe (including director ), and Robbie oltrane (of Harry Potter fame, as well as starring roles in many high profile British films). Several other Handmade gems include , Monn Lisa, and Lethal Weapon 2. Although it flopped, Harrison executive produced and wrote th soundtrack for , in which starred. In addition to founding Handmade Films, Harrison was always glad to take on minor acting and songwriting roles in order to contribute to the work of his friends. For exam- ple, h wrote the song "Photograph" for one of Ringo Starr's albums. In addition, he has be n known to appear in Monty Python's live stage show as one of the "Canadian Moun- ties" in th famous "Lumberjack Song." He also had several bit-parts in films, including FILE PHOTO as Mr. Pandoupolis in Life of Brian, and as a reporter in Eric ldle's 1978 Beatles spoof, The Ru ties.

eorge Harrison spent a great deal of his life trying to maintain his creativity while pro- ling his privacy. Although he greatly appreciated his fans, he lived in constant fear that he would b' the vi Lim of the same type of deranged fan murder that caused John Lennon's untimely death (and in 1999, that almost happened to Harrison when he was stabbed at his horn' in England). l le also wan led to keep his family life private from the public as well. Lit- tle is known about his sc ond wife, Olivia (he divorced actress Patti Boyd in the 1970s- two years later she married ) and his son, Dhani, who graduated from Brown Uni- versity last year with a bachelor of science in physics. I larrison's desire lo be just one in the crowd did come to fruition once in the late 1970s. A cording lo G offrcy Giuliano's biography on Harrison, when en route to a temple to wor- ship, I forrison asked a parking attendant for a spot to park so that people wouldn't recognize him. The kid said, "excuse me sir, but who are you?" Harrison, who had been waiting years to answer that qu stion, happily responded, "create and preserve the image of your choice!" 1larrison has always remained committed to his religion, his music and his family. His wry and subtl humor stayed with him throughout his life, even in the face of cancer, which he ALE PHOTO had b en battling for th past four years. Undoubtedly, the world will miss him. Cindy Greenberg, main section editor arcade Culture 12.07.01 9