TV biopic brings Beatles manager Brian Epstein’s life to the small screen | Showbiz | Malay Mail Online
LOS ANGELES, March 14 — Based on the graphic novel The Fifth Beatle: The Story of Brian Epstein, the TV biopic will focus on the life of the Liverpool impresario who helped get the legendary rock group on the road to global success, telling the story over a series of episodes from Sonar Entertainment.Brian Epstein is credited with discovering The Beatles in November 1961, when the Fab Four were playing a gig at the Cavern Club in their native Liverpool (UK).A record store manager at the time, Brian Epstein went on to become the band’s manager and helped them secure a contract with the Parlophone record label, a division of EMI.Responsible for convincing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Star and George Harrison to adopt a tamer, more gentlemanly look to appeal to all generations, Brian Epstein died in 1967 aged 32 following an overdose of barbiturates.
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