Paul McCartney Biography (1942-)

Full name, James Paul McCartney; born June 18, 1942, in Liverpool, England; son of James (a cotton salesman and musician) and Mary Patricia (a nurse; maiden name, Mohin); married Linda Eastman (a photographer), March 12, 1969 (diedApril 17, 1998); Heather Mills (a model/activist), June 11, 2002; children:(first marriage) Heather (stepdaughter), Mary, Stella, James. Addresses: Contact: c/o MPL Communications, One Soho Square, London W1V 6BQ, England.

Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Occupation: Musician, composer, actor, producer, director, editor, arranger
Birth Details: June 18, 1942; Liverpool, United Kingdom

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Himself, A Hard Day's Night, United Artists, 1964
Himself, Help! (also known as Eight Arms to Hold You), United Artists, 1965
Himself, Pop Gear (also known as Go Go Mania), 1965
Himself, The Beatles at Shea Stadium, 1965
Himself, Tokyo Concert, 1966
Himself and singing voice, Yellow Submarine (animated), United Artists, 1968
Himself, Let It Be, 1970
Himself, Music!, 1971
Himself, The Day the Music Died, 1977
(Uncredited; archive footage) Himself (in New York) I Wanna Hold YourHand, 1978
Himself, Rock Show, 1979
Breaking Glass, 1980
(With Wings) Concert for Kampuchea, 1980
Seaside Woman, 1980
(Uncredited; archive footage) Himself, The Compleat Beatles, 1982
Himself, Ready Steady Go, Volume 1, 1983
Himself, Give My Regards to Broad Street (musical), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984
Voice of Rupert/Edward/Bill/Boy Frog, Rupert and the Frog Song (also known as Paul McCartney's Rupert and the Frog Song), 1985
Himself, Ready Steady Go! The Beatles Live, 1985
(Archive footage) Himself, The Beach Boys: An American Band, 1985
Himself, Rock 'N' Roll Goldmine: The Sixties (also known as Casey Kasem's Rock 'N' Roll Goldmine: The Sixties), 1986
Himself, The Magic Years, Vol. 1 (also known as The Foundations), 1987
Himself, The Magic Years, Vol. 2 (also known as Live Killers inthe Making), 1987
Himself, The Magic Years, Vol. 3 (also known as Crowded in Glory), 1987
Himself, Rolling Stone Presents Twenty Years of Rock & Roll (also known as Rolling Stone: The First Twenty Years), 1987
Himself, It Was 20 Years Ago Today, 1987
Banquet guest, Eat the Rich, 1987
(Archive footage) The 1960's: Music, Memories & Milestones, 1988
Get Back (documentary), Seven Arts, 1991
(Uncredited; archive footage) Himself, Secrets, 1992
(Archive footage) Himself, The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit, 1994
Voice of himself, You Can't Do That! The Making of "A Hard Day's Night" (also known as The Making of "A Hard Day's Night"), 1995
Himself, The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 3 (also known as Britain Invades, America Fights Back), 1995
Himself, Paul McCartney: In the World Tonight, 1997
Himself, Twentieth Century Blues: The Songs of Noel Coward, 1998
Himself, Mayor of Sunset Strip, 2001
Also appeared with the Beatles in archive footage in Bye Bye Star-Club.
Film Work
Executive producer, Let It Be, 1970
Producer, Empty Hand, 1976
Musician, Seaside Woman, 1980
Music arranger, Give My Regards to Broad Street (musical), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984
Producer (with Linda McCartney and Robert Montgomery), director, and supervising editor, GRATEFUL DEAD--A Photofilm, Miramax, 1995
Television Appearances
Series
(Singing voice) Himself, The Beatles (animated), 1965-1968
Specials
Himself, Around the Beatles, 1964
Himself, What's Happening! The Beatles in the U.S.A., 1964
Himself, The Music of Lennon & McCartney, 1965
Himself, Our World, 1967
Paul/Major McCartney/Brown-Nosed Magician, Magical Mystery Tour, 1967
Himself, James Paul McCartney, ABC, 1973
Cohost, Disney Time, 1973
Wings Live in Melbourne, 1975
Himself, Wings over the World (also known as Wings over America), 1979
Back to the Egg, 1979
McCartney Today, 1982
The Cooler, 1982
Paul McCartney: Freeze Frame, 1984
The Music Lives On, 1984
Paul McCartney: The Man, His Music and His Movies, 1984
Live Aid, 1985
Buddy Holly, 1985
The Noel Edmonds Show, ABC, 1986
The Prince's Trust All-Star Rock Concert, HBO, 1986
The Real Buddy Holly Story, Cinemax, 1986
The Royal Variety Show, 1986
Himself, McCartney, 1986
Comic Relief, 1988
The Power of Music, 1988
Himself, Imagine: John Lennon, 1988
MTV Unplugged, MTV, 1989
Paul McCartney: Put It There (also known as Put It There),Showtime, 1989
The Crickets: My Love Is Bigger than a Cadillac!, Arts and Entertainment, 1990
1990 Billboard Music Awards Show, Fox, 1990
The 32nd Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1990
Tribute to John Lennon, syndicated, 1990
From Rio to Liverpool, 1990
ABC in Concert, ABC, 1991
Paul McCartney: Going Home, The Disney Channel, 1991
Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio, PBS, 1991
Queen: The Days of Our Lives, syndicated, 1991
Ray Charles: 50 Years in Music, Uh-Huh!, Fox, 1991
Ghosts of the Past, 1991
The Making of Sgt. Pepper, The Disney Channel, 1992
Rolling Stone 25: The MTV Special, MTV, 1992
Linda McCartney: Behind the Lens, Arts and Entertainment, 1993
MTV Presents Paul McCartney Up Close (also known as Paul McCartney: Up Close), MTV, 1993
Paul McCartney: Live in the New World, Fox, 1993
Movin' On, 1993
The American Music Awards, ABC, 1994
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Bowl, PBS, 1994
The Beatles Anthology, ABC, 1995
Himself, Standing Stone (also known as Paul McCartney's Standing Stone), 1997
Himself, Christopher Reeve: A Celebration of Hope, ABC, 1997
Himself, Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley, 1998
Himself, The Brian Epstein Story, 1998
Himself, Here, There and Everywhere: A Concert for Linda, 1999
Himself, Paul McCartney, Live at the Cavern Club, 1999
(Uncredited; archive footage) Himself, Hollywood Rocks the Movies: TheEarly Years (1955-1970), 2000
Himself, VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards, 2000
(Archive footage) Voice of himself, The Beatles Revolution, ABC, 2000
Himself, Wingspan, 2001
The 74th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2002
Miniseries
(Archive footage) Himself, Jazz, CBS, 2001
Episodic
Himself, Tuesday Rendezvous, 1962
Himself, People and Places, 1962
Himself (with the Beatles), Toast of the Town, 1964
Himself, "The Chase," Doctor Who, 1965
Himself, The Frost Programme, 1967
Himself, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, 1968, 1984
Himself, Frost on Sunday, 1968
Himself, Magpie, 1968
Himself, The David Frost Show, 1969
Himself, Top of the Pops, 1972, 1974, 1982, 1984 (two episodes), 1987, 1989, 1993 (two episodes)
Himself, The Flip Wilson Show, 1972
Himself, "John Conteh," This Is Your Life, 1974
Himself, The Midnight Special, 1975, 1979
Himself, The South Bank Show, ITV, 1978
Himself, 20/20, 1979
Tiswas, 1979
Himself, The Tomorrow Show, 1979
Himself, "Flying with the Wings," Saturday Shake Up, 1979
Himself, Nationwide, 1981

Himself, The Noel Edmonds Late Late Breakfast Show, 1983, 1985
Himself, Harty, 1983
Himself, Aspel & Company, 1984
Himself, "Give My Regards to Broad Street," The South Bank Show, ITV, 1984
Himself, Evening Magazine, 1984
Himself, Good Morning Britain, 1984, 1985, 1991
Himself, Solid Gold, 1984
Himself, TV-AM, 1985, 1990
Himself, "Gerry Marsden," This Is Your Life, 1985
Himself, Breakfast Time, 1986
Himself, Wogan, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990
Himself, Today, 1986
Himself, The Last Resort, 1987
Himself, Going Live!, 1987, 1990
Himself, The O-Zone, 1989
Himself, Big World Cafe, 1989
Himself, "Paul McCartney," Unplugged, MTV, 1991
Himself, "The Making of Sgt. Pepper," The South Bank Show, ITV, 1992
Voice of himself, "Lisa the Vegetarian," The Simpsons (animated),Fox, 1995
Himself, TFI Friday, 1997
Himself, The Oprah Winfrey Show, 1997
Himself, The Rhythm of Life, 1998
Himself, Later with Jools Holland, 1999
Himself, The National Lottery, 1999-2009
Himself, Parkinson, 1999
(Uncredited) Himself, "All You Need Is Val," V.I.P., syndicated, 2000
Himself, Newsnight, 2000
Himself, Stars and Their Lives, 2000
Himself, "Paul McCartney Special," Top of the Pops 2, 2001
Himself, Larry King Live, Cable News Network, 2001
Also appeared as himself in episodes of The Morecambe & Wise Show and Bread.
Television Work
Specials
Director and producer, Magical Mystery Tour, 1967
Executive producer, Paul McCartney: Live in the New World, Fox, 1993
Executive producer, Standing Stone (also known as Paul McCartney's Standing Stone), 1997
RECORDINGS
Albums; with The Beatles
Please Please Me, Capitol, 1963
With the Beatles, Capitol, 1963
A Hard Day's Night (soundtrack), Capitol, 1964
Beatles for Sale, Capitol, 1964
Help! (soundtrack), Capitol, 1965
Rubber Soul, Capitol, 1965
Revolver, Capitol, 1966
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Capitol, 1967
Magical Mystery Tour (soundtrack), Capitol, 1967
The Beatles (also known as The White Album), Capitol, 1968
Yellow Submarine (soundtrack), Capitol, 1969
Abbey Road, Capitol, 1969
Let It Be (soundtrack), Capitol, 1970
Released numerous singles with The Beatles, including "Yesterday," "Can'tBuy Me Love," "Eleanor Rigby," "Michelle," "Hey Jude," "Let It Be," and "Penny Lane."
Albums; As a Solo Artist
McCartney, Capitol, 1970
McCartney II, Capitol, 1980
Tug of War, Capitol, 1982
Pipes of Peace, Capitol, 1983
Give My Regards to Broad Street (soundtrack), Capitol, 1984
Press to Play, Capitol, 1986
All the Best, Capitol, 1987
CHOBA B CCCP, Capitol, 1988
Flowers in the Dirt, Capitol, 1989
Jet, 1989
Tripping the Live Fantastic, Capitol, 1990
Unplugged: The Official Bootleg, Capitol, 1991
Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio, Capitol, 1991
Off the Ground, Capitol, 1993
Paul Is Live, Capitol, 1993
Flaming Pie, 1997
Run Devil Run, 1999
Driving Rain, 2002
Singles include "My Love" and "Coming Up"; recorded "Ebony and Ivory" and"What's That You"re Doing" (both with Stevie Wonder); recorded "Say Say Say"and "The Girl Is Mine" (both with Michael Jackson); and "No More Lonely Nights."
Albums; with Wings
Ram, Capitol, 1971
Wild Life, Capitol, 1971
Red Rose Speedway, Capitol, 1973
Band on the Run, Capitol, 1973
Venus and Mars, Capitol, 1975
Wings over America, Capitol, 1975
Wings at the Speed of Sound, Capitol, 1976
London Town, Capitol, 1978
Wings Greatest, Capitol, 1978
Back to the Egg, Capitol, 1979
Singles include "Band on the Run," "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey," and "Silly Love Songs."
Music Videos
Appeared in Tracey Ullman's "They Don't Know."
Other
Appeared in The McCartney Interview.
WRITINGS
Film Scores
The Family Way, Warner Bros., 1966
One Hand Clapping, 1972
Coming Home, 1977
The Oriental Nightfish, 1978
Oh Heavenly Dog, 1980
Beyond the Limit (also know as The Honorary Consul), 1983
Yesterday, 1985
Rupert and the Frog Song (also known as Paul McCartney's Rupertand the Frog Song), Pioneer Artists, 1986
Daumier's Law, 1992
Sol, sol skin a mig ... , 1996
Fathers' Day, 1997
Film Songs
(With John Lennon), A Hard Day's Night, United Artists, 1964
(With Lennon, George Harrison, Ken Thorne), Help! (also known as Eight Arms to Hold You), United Artists, 1965
The Beatles at Shea Stadium, 1965
(With Lennon, Harrison, George Martin), Yellow Submarine (animated), United Artists, 1968
"Come and Get It," The Magic Christian, 1969
Let It Be, 1970
All This and World War II, 1976
Les plaisiers solitaires, 1976
Empty Hand, 1977
I Wanna Hold Your Hand, 1978
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (also known as Banda de los corazones), 1978
The Rise and Fall of Ivor Dickie, 1978
"Did We Meet Somewhere Before?" Rock 'n' Roll High School (also known as Girls' Gym), 1979
"Venus and Mars," "Rockshow," "Jet," "Let Me Roll It," "Spirits of Ancient Egypt," "Live and Let Die," "Bluebird," "You Gave Me the Answer," "Magentoand Titanium Man," "Listen to What the Man Said," "Let 'Em In," "Silly Love Songs," "Beware My Love," "Letting Go," "Band on the Run," "Hi Hi Hi," "Soily," "Maybe I'm Amazed," "I've Just Seen a Face," and "Yesterday," Rock Show, 1979
Seaside Woman, 1980
Beatlemania (also known as Beatlemania: The Movie), 1981
The Compleat Beatles, 1982
Daniel, 1983
Give My Regards to Broad Street (musical), Twentieth Century-Fox,1984
Imagine: John Lennon, 1988
"The End" and "Late Night with Myron," Outrageous Animation, 1988
Get Back (documentary), Seven Arts, 1991
Back in the U.S.S.R., 1992
The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit, 1994
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, 1995
Pretty Village, Pretty Flame, 1996
El smor perjudica seriamente la salud (also known as L'smour nuit gravement a la sante, Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health, and Love Causes Serious Harm to Your Health), 1996
Father's Day, 1997
The Beatles Yellow Submarine Adventure, 2000
Film Title Songs
Live and Let Die, 1973
Beyond the Limit, 1983
Spies Like Us, 1985
Twice in a Lifetime, 1985
Can't Buy Me Love, 1987
Back in the USSR, 1992
Vanilla Sky, 2001
Screenplays
Give My Regards to Broad Street (musical), Twentieth Century-Fox,1984
Rupert and the Frog Song (also known as Paul McCartney's Rupertand the Frog Song), Pioneer Artists, 1986
Daumier's Law, 1992
Television Theme Music
Series
The Zoo Gang, 1975
The Wonder Years, 1988
Television Songs
Animated Series
The Beatles, 1965
Television Title Songs
Miniseries
Helter Skelter, 1976
Television Songs
Movies
"Yesterday," The Morning After, 1974
Birth of the Beatles, 1979
"Things We Said Today," At Any Cost, VH-1, 2000
Specials
What's Happening! The Beatles in the U.S.A., 1964
The Music of Lennon & McCarty, 1965
Magical Mystery Tour, 1967
James Paul McCartney, 1973
Wings Live in Melbourne, 1975
Back to the Egg, 1979
The Cooler, 1982
Blankit's First Snow, 1985
McCartney, 1986
Put it There, 1986
From Rio to Liverpool, 1990
Ghosts of the Past, 1991
The Beatles Anthology, ABC, 1995
"I Am the Walrus," Farewell: Live from the Universal Amphitheatre Halloween 1995, 1996
The Beatles Revolution, ABC, 2000
Episodic
Thingumybob, 1968
The Zoo Gang, 1975
"I've Just Seen a Face," Time of Your Life, Fox, 1999
Stage Songs
(With Lennon), Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band on the Road,Beacon Theatre, 1974
(With Lennon), Beatlemania, Winter Garden Theatre, 1977-1979, andLunt-Fontanne Theatre, 1979
Classical Music
The Liverpool Oratorio, 1991
Songbooks
with John Lennon
(And with George Harrison) Golden Beatles, Campbell Connelly, 1966
The Music of Lennon and McCartney: Second Omnibus of Popular Songs, Hansen Publications, 1969
Great Songs of Lennon and McCartney, Quadrangle, 1973
Fifty Great Songs, P. J. Foss, 1973
Fifty Hit Songs, P. J. Foss, 1974
The Beatles for Classical Guitar, Music Sales Corp., 1974
The Beatles Lyrics, Futura, 1975
The Beatles Lyrics Illustrated, Dell, 1975

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Musicians, Vol. 4, Gale Research, 1990
Flippo, Chet, Yesterday: The Unauthorized Biography of Paul McCartney, Doubleday, 1988
Gambaccini, Paul, Paul McCartney in His Own Words, Flash, 1976
Giuliano, Geoffrey, Blackbird: The Life and Times of Paul McCartney, Dutton, 1991
Gross, Edward, Paul McCartney: 20 Years on His Own, Pioneer Books,1990
Salewicz, Chris, McCartney, St. Martin's, 1986
Tremlett, George, The Paul McCartney Story, White Lion, 1976

Periodicals

Billboard, February 6, 1999; June 10, 2000, p. 57; May 26, 2001, p. 76
Entertainment Weekly, June 11, 1993, p. 7; March 4, 1994, p. 14; September 4, 1994, 30, 1994, p. 67; March 17, 2000, p. 76; January 19, 2001, p. 92
Europe, April, 2000, p. 6
Guitar Player, September, 1994, pp. 95-106
New York Times, September 26, 1996
Newsweek, May 3, 1982, pp. 73-74; October 23, 1995, pp. 72-73; March 27, 1995, 2000, p. 62
People Weekly, February 4, 1980, p. 111; February 23, 1981, pp. 40-42
Publishers Weekly, July 24, 2000, p. 22
Rolling Stone, February 10, 1994, pp. 11-12; April 6, 1995, p. 25
Time, November 20, 1995, pp. 104-107

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