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Epstein asked [[John Lennon]] what he thought the book should be called, and Lennon suggested "Queer Jew". Lennon was later quoted as saying that the book should have been titled, "A Cellarful of Boys" in reference to Epstein's homosexuality.<ref name="Crossp255">Cross (2004) p255</ref> |
Epstein asked [[John Lennon]] what he thought the book should be called, and Lennon suggested "Queer Jew". Lennon was later quoted as saying that the book should have been titled, "A Cellarful of Boys" in reference to Epstein's homosexuality.<ref name="Crossp255">Cross (2004) p255</ref> |
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In the [[1978]] film, ''[[All You Need is Cash]]'', Leggy Mountbatten's book—the manager of the Rutles and a parody of Epstein—is titled ''A Cellarful of [[Goy]]s'', a reference to Epstein being Jewish—"[[Goy|goys]]" sounding similar to " |
In the [[1978]] film, ''[[All You Need is Cash]]'', Leggy Mountbatten's book—the manager of the Rutles and a parody of Epstein—is titled ''A Cellarful of [[Goy]]s'', a reference to Epstein being Jewish—"[[Goy|goys]]" sounding similar to "noise").<ref name="Rutlesstory">{{cite web|url=http://www.rutles.org/rstory.html|title=The Rutles Story |
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Revision as of 03:20, 11 March 2011
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| Author | Brian Epstein |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Byron Preiss |
Publication date | 1964 June 1, 1998 (Reprint) |
| Media type | Paperback |
| Pages | 224 |
| ISBN | 978-0-67-101196-3 |
| OCLC | 39211052 |
A Cellarful of Noise is the title of Brian Epstein's 1964 autobiography.[1] His assistant, Derek Taylor, was the ghostwriter of the book,[2] which describes the early days of The Beatles, whom Epstein managed.[3]
Epstein asked John Lennon what he thought the book should be called, and Lennon suggested "Queer Jew". Lennon was later quoted as saying that the book should have been titled, "A Cellarful of Boys" in reference to Epstein's homosexuality.[4]
In the 1978 film, All You Need is Cash, Leggy Mountbatten's book—the manager of the Rutles and a parody of Epstein—is titled A Cellarful of Goys, a reference to Epstein being Jewish—"goys" sounding similar to "noise").[5]
Notes
- ^ "A Cellarful of Noise [Paperback]". Byron Preiss. 1998-06-01. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
- ^ "Derek Taylor". All Media Guide, LLC. 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
- ^ Spitz (2005) pp. 273–74
- ^ Cross (2004) p255
- ^ "The Rutles Story". Haber, David. 1997-09-01. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
References
- Cross, Craig (2004). The Beatles: Day-By-Day Song-By-Song Record-By-Record. iUniverse. ISBN 9780595314874.
- Spitz, Bob (2005). The Beatles: The Biography. Little, Brown and Company (New York). ISBN 1-84513-160-6.
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