Posted on 11/22/2023 1:13:47 PM PST by DallasBiff
Pattie Boyd was nervous when she accepted a bit part in the 1964 movie A Hard Day's Night. Sure, she only had one line — "Prisoners!?" — but she was delivering it to the Beatles.
At the time, the 19-year-old was making a name for herself as a rising star in the modeling world, posing for haute couture fashion spreads with legendary photographers like David Bailey and John French. To date, the most screen time she'd had was a TV ad for potato chips. She assumed this audition was for just another commercial, but then she learned she'd snagged a role in a feature film alongside the four most famous men on the planet. The pressure was on.
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I had “What Is Life” cranked not too long ago.
While My Guitar Gently Creaks
I wish they both had treated her better.
“…and the pair began to drift apart at the dawn of the ‘70s. “
“The dawn of the 70s”… I remember how new it felt and now it’s so buried under decades I can hardly believe it.
*Boyd, now 78 and married to property developer Rod Weston, says she believes in soulmates — not just one, but several (if you’re lucky) that come through your life. “You can meet someone and just recognize the essence of their being,” she explains. “And they’re always a joy to be with.*
Something tells me women need several soulmates. She was hot enough to get her wish.
Funny how in the end they always seem to find a normal person to settle down with.
The article is a year old. Wondering, why post now? Has anything happened recently involving Patty Boyd?
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Layla
I remember her small role in A Hard Day’s Might. I couldn’t take my eyes off her.
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