![]() In September, 1999, Schwartz reconnected with Yoko in SoHo for a mini-reunion. In February 2010, Tom Murray unearthed some of the "Mad Day Out" photographs and put them on display at the Three White Walls Gallery in Birmingham, England. ![]() Beatles' assistant Mal Evans also took pictures. Veteran war photographer Don McCullin was primary cameraman, with additional photographers Ronald Fitzgibbon, Stephen Goldblatt, Tom Murray and Tony Bramwell coming along as well. Schwartz had the task of picking suitable photographic sites. On Sunday, 28 July 1968, in the midst of recording the "White Album", the Beatles decided to spend what became known as "A Mad Day Out" being photographed at seemingly random locations in London. Francie Schwartz Body Count Paperback Januby Francie Schwartz (Author) 9 ratings See all formats and editions Paperback from 1,169.98 Other new and used from 1,169.98 Commemorative special edition of the notorious autobiography of Francie Schwartz, first published by Rolling Stone's Straight Arrow Books in 1972. Schwartz says that John was upset one morning after finding an insulting note from Paul about Ono, which referred to her as a "Jap tart". Lennon and Ono came to live at Cavendish Avenue temporarily as guests when Schwartz was living there. She was present, as was Lennon's girlfriend Yoko Ono when the "White Album" was being recorded when she says she: "was almost always stoned", and that: "the four began to diverge as artists during these sessions". McCartney gave her a job working for Derek Taylor, Apple Corps' Public Relations manager, writing press releases for various Apple Corps artists including James Taylor, Mary Hopkin, Badfinger and Jackie Lomax. A relationship developed and he later invited her to move in with him at 7 Cavendish Avenue in St John's Wood, London NW8 9JD, where he was living at the time. At the time McCartney was just standing there in conversation with some business contacts. This was prior to Apple Corps' move to Savile Row later in 1968. She came to London on 3 April 1968 and a few days later just walked into the reception room of their first office in 95 Wigmore Street, London W1U 1QW. She thought the story would be perfect for Paul McCartney with the addition of his lyrical and romantic musical melodies. ![]() Her script was for a film about a street violinist and actor she had met when he was doing his act in front of Carnegie Hall, New York. She met the Beatles at a critical point in their development – when they were making the "White Album". Yoko Ono, John Lennon and Paul McCartney in July 1968. In 1968, intrigued by the Beatles' formation of the Apple Corps which she had read about in the American magazine "Rolling Stone", at the age of 23 she went to London to see if one of her scripts was of interest to what she regarded as the "non-establishment". He had been dumped by his fiancee, Jane Asher, after being caught in bed with Francie Schwartz, was secretly dating Maggie McGivern and had just fallen for his future wife, Linda Eastman. ![]()
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