The Resume

(March 17, 1930-December 30, 2016)
Born in Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Owned the Liverpool clubs the Blue Angel and Jacaranda
First manager of the Beatles (1960-61)
Wrote the autobiography 'The Man Who Gave the Beatles Away' (1977)
Inspired a musical of the same name by Ronan Wilmot

Why he might be annoying:

He refused to provide money for a Beatles recording session.
He broke with the Beatles in a dispute over his commission.
He told Brian Epstein, 'Don't touch them with a fucking bargepole. They will let you down.'
Asked if he regretted losing the Beatles, he responded, 'I did the right thing. The Beatles killed Brian Epstein, didn't they?'

Why he might not be annoying:

He booked the Beatles' early gigs in Liverpool and Hamburg.
John Lennon endorsed his memoirs.
He is a frequent guest at Liverpool's annual Beatle Week Festivals.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Beatles
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 11]
• I am Bloody Welsh
• I am from Liverpool
• I Died in 2016 (Ranked: 86)
• I Inspired a Musical
• Just a Dollar Short [People who Just Missed]
• Profiles 23001-23250 (Ranked: 23049)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20161230)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 101 Votes: 63.37% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 19 Votes: 68.42% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 81 Votes: 53.09% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 106 Votes: 51.89% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 73 Votes: 63.01% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 36 Votes: 27.78% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 154 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 29 Votes: 65.52% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 257 Votes: 38.52% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying