On This Day, Jan. 21, 1966: George Harrison married model Pattie Boyd

On This Day, Jan. 21, 1966…

Beatle George Harrison married model Pattie Boyd, with his bandmate Paul McCartney serving as best man.

Harrison and Boyd met on the set of the 1964 movie A Hard Day’s Night.

The couple separated in 1974 and divorced in 1977, with Pattie blaming the split on Harrison’s infidelity.

During her marriage to Harrison, his good friend, Eric Clapton, actively pursued her. He even wrote the song “Layla” about his secret love for Pattie. Boyd and Clapton would eventually marry in 1979, although their tumultuous union ended in 1989.

Harrison would go on to marry Olivia Trinidad Arias in 1978 and they were married until his death in 2001.

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