i’ve only ever seen one photo of peter brown and brian together (the one at the “all you need is love” concert), do you know if there are any more?
They aren't the best examples, but he can be seen to Brian's right in these, minus the beard he grew later on:
(the Beatles arriving in Munich, 1966)
New photos crop up every now & then so I'll let you know if I find anything!
Peter Brown and Queenie Epstein at her house, 1980. There’s a picture of her son Brian on the table. (Photo by Steven Gaines) / x
Brian Epstein talks with D`Oyly Carte Opera Company Conductor and Musical Director Isidore Godfrey and his wife Mary, c.1965-66. Pictured third from left is Brian’s personal assistant Wendy Hanson.
The Flat That Epstein Bought - Liverpool Echo - July 11, 1964
Hello! I love your research. I'm doing some of my own for a project on Whaddon House and I wondered if you might be able to give me some help. I'm looking for specifics beyond what's generally available in the books - information about the history of the building, biographical info on Lonnie Trimble, interior design and furniture ... anything you've come across which I might have missed. I actually visited the flats pretending to want to rent one and it was fascinating! Keep up the great work
Hello! Sorry for the extremely late reply - I'm not around much these days & Tumblr has a habit of not notifying me when I receive a message. (I love your pretending to be a renter to get a look at the flats - it sounds like something I would do!)
Here is the link to all the things I have posted pertaining to Whaddon House: Mr Brian Epstein (tumblr.com) It is not much & I presume you've seen most of it already!
As to Lonnie Trimble, unfortunately he is a mystery to me so I can't be much help there.
If I ever find anything that might be useful I'll let you know.
A red-Japanned 8-day chiming small longcase clock retailed by Asprey, London, made by Elliott, London, given to George Harrison and Pattie Boyd by Beatles manager Brian Epstein as a wedding present on 21 January 1966.
Boyd recalls that the clock stood in the sitting room of their Surrey home, Kinfauns, until their move to Friar Park in 1970, when it was placed into storage.
It has an arched dial with a silvered roundel engraved Tempus Fugit above a silvered chapter ring. The minutes are engraved in Arabic numerals and the hours in Roman numerals, the centre of the dial is inscribed with retailers mark Asprey. It has a knob to alternate between Westminster and Whittington chimes; the Japanned case is decorated throughout with gold and polychrome Chinoiserie depicting figures, landscapes, flowers and foliage.
Brian Epstein at his desk, 1960s
BRAVO September 1967 Shortly before his death Brian Epstein admitted to BRAVO-employee Thomas Beyl: The boys are everything to me
His face was white. His grey suit seemed to be too big. His shirt collar was opened widely, the black tie hanging crookedly of his neck. Brian Epstein had met death. He came from his father's funeral. That hot July day I met Brian Epstein for the last time. Six weeks later he was dead. As I was taking the list up to Brian's private office, I was desperately thinking about what to say to him. I knew Brian had been very attached to his father. I knew this loss must have rattled him deeply. There rarely had been a conversation with him, where he didn't mention his 'Daddy'. I didn't feel comfortable in my skin. Even though Brian had promised me once: "Whenever you come to London, come and see me. I'll always have time for you." It had always been like that. But now?
That summer, he simply couldn’t escape the stress emanating from 3 Savile Row. One morning, he woke up in a cold sweat after experiencing a vivid dream about Brian Epstein. ‘He was as large as life,’ Mal wrote [in his diary, July 6, 1970]. As the dream unfolded, the roadie could only stare at the fallen manager in confusion, muttering, ‘But you’re dead.’ Eventually, as Mal became used to the reality of the apparition, he begged Brian’s ghost to provide insight into the current Apple malaise, exclaiming, ‘Give us a clue as to what we should do!’
- Living the Beatles Legend by Kenneth Womack
Brian Epstein on board a train to Essen during the German leg of the Beatles' final world tour, June 25, 1966.
credit: Living the Beatles Legend by Kenneth Womack / Malcolm Frederick Evans Archives
Mal Evans on the death of Brian Epstein (Living the Beatles Legend by Kenneth Womack) // The quote is from Living the Beatles’ Legend: Or 200 Miles to Go - Mal’s unpublished manuscript.
Brian Epstein with the Fourmost, London, 1963. photo by Lewis Morley
A Beno Dorn suit jacket purchased by Brian Epstein in 1962.
Happy Birthday, Brian Epstein (b. 19 September, 1934) Remembering Brian who would have been 89 years old today
Brian Epstein with the Four Tops, November 1966.
