Pattie Boyd

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Patricia Anne Boyd

Also Known As: "Pattie"
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Birthplace: Taunton, Somerset, England (United Kingdom)
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Daughter of Jock Boyd and Diana Drysdale (TWIN)
Wife of Private and Private
Ex-wife of George Harrison and Eric Clapton
Ex-partner of Private
Sister of Jenny Boyd; Private; Private; Private; Private and 1 other
Half sister of Private; Private; Private and Private

Occupation: former actress, model
Managed by: MSc, MCIEH, LCGI, VR Shaun Barri...
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About Pattie Boyd

Patricia Anne "Pattie" Boyd is an English model and photographer, and the former wife of both George Harrison and Eric Clapton. She was the inspiration for love songs written by both musicians, Harrison's, "Something" and "For You Blue", and Clapton's "Layla", "Wonderful Tonight," and "Bell Bottom Blues."

Boyd started her modelling career in 1962, but was rejected by many photographers owing to her unconventional looks, including rather prominent front teeth; one stated, "models don't look like rabbits". She modelled in London, New York and Paris (for Mary Quant and others), and was photographed by David Bailey and Terence Donovan.

An exhibition of photographs taken by Boyd during her days with Harrison and Clapton opened at the San Francisco Art Exchange on February 14, 2005, titled Through the Eye of a Muse. The exhibition also ran again in San Francisco in February 2006, and for six weeks between June and July 2006, in London.

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Pattie Boyd's Timeline

1944
March 17, 1944
Taunton, Somerset, England (United Kingdom)