The Beatles with Gerry and The Pacemakers and Roy Orbison
1 portrait of John Lennon
The Beatles with Gerry and The Pacemakers and Roy Orbison
by Harry Hammond
bromide fibre print, 1963
13 1/4 in. x 11 7/8 in. (336 mm x 302 mm)
Purchased, 1982
Photographs Collection
NPG x15551
Artistback to top
- Harry Hammond (1920-2009), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 49 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
Sittersback to top
- Les Chadwick (1943-), Musician; member of Gerry and the Pacemakers. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- George Harrison (1943-2001), Musician; member of The Beatles. Sitter in 78 portraits. Identify
- John Lennon (1940-1980), Musician; co-founder and singer for The Beatles. Sitter in 90 portraits, Artist or producer of 2 portraits. Identify
- Sir (James) Paul McCartney (1942-), Musician and member of The Beatles and Wings. Sitter in 88 portraits, Artist or producer of 1 portrait. Identify
- Les Maguire (1941-2023), Musician; member of Gerry and the Pacemakers. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Freddie Marsden (1940-), Musician; member of Gerry and the Pacemakers. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Gerry Marsden (1942-2021), Musician; member of Gerry and the Pacemakers. Sitter in 5 portraits. Identify
- Roy Kelton Orbison (1936-1988), Singer and songwriter. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
- Sir Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey) (1940-), Musician; drummer for The Beatles. Sitter associated with 71 portraits. Identify
Placesback to top
- Place made and portrayed: France (BBC Radio 'Pop Inn' Paris Cinema, Regent Street, London)
Events of 1963back to top
Current affairs
The Secretary of State for War, John Profumo is found to have lied to the House of Commons when he denied having an affair with the showgirl, Christine Keeler. The Profumo Affair was a public scandal for the Conservative party, and ultimately contributed to the resignation of Harold Macmillan.Art and science
Doctor Who is first broadcast on the BBC with William Hartnell playing the Doctor. This long running science fiction series about an alien Time Lord who travels through time and space in his police-box-shaped Tardis has been watched by generations of viewers (often from behind the back of the sofa), and features imaginative, but traditionally low-budget, special effects, innovative electronic music, and the Doctor's greatest enemy, the Daleks.International
John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Texas. The arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald for his murder did not prevent a score of conspiracy theories involving Cuba, the CIA, the KGB, and the Mafia among others.Martin Luther King delivers his 'I have a dream' speech, marking an important moment in the civil rights movement in America and helping to secure him the Nobel Peace Prize' in 1964.
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