Plaque for Beatles manager Brian Epstein unveiled in Liverpool

24 February, 2015 - 0 Comments

A plaque commemorating The Beatles manager Brian Epstein has been unveiled at his birthplace in Liverpool.

The memorial was erected on 4 Rodney Street where the pop impresario was born in 1934.

It was organised by tour guide Marie Darwin who said it was important to mark the birthplace of a "visionary".

It was unveiled by Watford's Viv Jones, once an employee of Epstein, who said she was "very proud" to honour "the man who made the Beatles".

John Lennon's sister Julia Baird and Jeni Crowley who was secretary of The Beatles fan club were also at the ceremony.

Epstein, born into a family of furniture retailers, yearned for a career in the arts and after failed attempts to become an actor discovered The Beatles.

He went on to manage a roster of singers and bands including Cilla Black and Gerry and the Pacemakers.

Although there is a plaque at Epstein's first London office on Monmouth Street, Seven Dials, London, Ms Darwin said there is no official plaque honouring the music mogul in his home city.

Source: BBC News Liverpool

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