show name	Silver Spoons
genre	Sitcom
creator	Martin CohanHoward LeedsBen Starr
director	Art DielhennBob LallyJack SheaTony SingletaryJohn Sgueglia
starring	Ricky SchroderErin GrayLeonard LightfootJoel HigginsFranklyn SealesAlfonso Ribeiro
theme music composer	Rik HowardBob Wirth
opentheme	"Together"
endtheme	"Together" (Instrumental)
composer	Ray Colcord
country	United States
language	English
num seasons	5
num episodes	116
list episodes	List of Silver Spoons episodes
executive producer	David W. Duclon (1982–1984)Robert IllesJames Stein (1984–1985)Steve Pritzker (1985–1986)Jack Humphrey (1986)George Burditt (1987)
camera	Multi-camera
runtime	22 min
company	Lightkeeper Productions(1982-1985)Embassy Television(1982-1986)Embassy Communications (1986-1987)
distributor	Embassy Communications (1986-1988)Columbia Pictures Television (1988-1996)Columbia TriStar Television (1996-2002)Sony Pictures Television (2002-Present)
channel	NBC (1982-1986)Syndication (1986-1987)
picture format	480i (SDTV)
first aired
last aired
status	Ended }}

''Silver Spoons'' is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 25, 1982 to May 11, 1986 and in first-run syndication from September 15, 1986 to March 4, 1987. The series was produced by Embassy Television for the first four seasons, until Embassy Communications moved the series to syndication.

Development

''Silver Spoons'' was created by Martin Cohan, Howard Leeds and Ben Starr.

Synopsis

The show's title refers to family wealth and to the expression that rich children are born with "silver spoons" in their mouths--they are given only the very best and want for nothing.

In the pilot episode, Ricky Stratton (Ricky Schroder) arrives at the mansion of the father he has never met to introduce himself, move in, and get to know him better. Edward Stratton III (Joel Higgins) epitomized the phrase "overgrown child"; he has never taken responsibility for anything in his life, including his toy business, "Eddie Toys." When he finds out in the pilot episode that his business manager embezzled all of his money, he simply tells his attorney to "bring back his bucks," then resumes playing an arcade game. Ricky recognizes that his dad needs to grow up; Edward thinks his son is too uptight and needs to have more fun while he's still young.

Edward's father is played by John Houseman as the thoughtful, well-to-do patriarch and industrialist whose demeanor starkly contrasts with Edward's and seems more similar to Ricky's (at first). Throughout the series, the comic tension arises between Grandfather Stratton's belief that people with money are obligated to make more money and Edward's belief that money should be used to make people happy. Ricky is often caught between the two, wishing only for peace and harmony within the family.

Ricky's mother is Evelyn Bluedhorn (Christine Belford). Edward and Evelyn's romantic relationship led to a week-long marriage. Now Evelyn has remarried and placed Ricky in a military boarding school. When Ricky arrives at the Stratton residence, Edward is stunned to discover that his long-ago brief marriage produced a son. At first he sends Ricky right back to the boarding school; later he dresses up as a swamp monster to spring Ricky from the school and take him back to the mansion to live with him. The mansion is stocked with arcade games and a scale-model freight train runs through it.

Edward exhibits his childishness and playfulness in many ways, such as performing a little dance while the ''Pac-Man'' plays its theme song. Stratton's personal assistant, Kate Summers (Erin Gray), is often the voice of reason. Kate's role adds tension to the show and provides incentive for Edward to act more maturely (at least sometimes). Edward and Kate had a will-they-or-won't-they relationship which led to a third-season wedding.

Cast

Main cast

Ricky Schroeder as Ricky Stratton

Joel Higgins as Edward Stratton III

Erin Gray as Kate Summers Stratton

Leonard Lightfoot as Leonard Rollins (1982–1983)

Franklyn Seales as Dexter Stuffins (1983–1987)

Jason Bateman as Derek Taylor (1982–1984)

Corky Pigeon as Freddy Lippincottleman (1983–1986)

Bobby Fite as J.T. Martin (1983–1984)

Alfonso Ribeiro as Alfonso Spears (1984–1987)

Billy Jacoby as Brad (1985–1986)

John Houseman as Grandfather Edward Stratton II (1982–1987)

Ray Walston as Uncle Harry Summers (1985)

Christine Belford as Evelyn Bluedhorn Stratton (1983–1986)

Supporting characters

During the early years of the series, Ricky befriends "bad boy" Derek Taylor (Jason Bateman, seasons 1 & 2), "nerdy" Freddy Lippencottleman (Corky Pigeon, seasons 1-4) and smooth-talking "cowboy", J.T. Martin (Bobby Fite, seasons 1 & 2). They get into a lot of trouble and learn many childhood lessons along the way. Jason Bateman's popularity as Derek led the producers of ''Silver Spoons'' to give him his own starring vehicle, ''It's Your Move'', in 1984.

Edward's original attorney was Leonard Rollins (Leonard Lightfoot), who departed after the first season, and was replaced by the aptly named Business Manager, Dexter Stuffins (Franklyn Seales), who was somewhat more stuffy and erudite than Leonard had been. Dexter remained through the rest of the series, and joining him in the fall of 1984 was his hip, breakdancing nephew Alfonso Spears (Alfonso Ribeiro), who became Ricky's new best friend. In season four, once Ricky, Freddy and Alfonso were in high school, their circle was completed by Brad (Billy Jacoby, seasons 4 & 5), a reintroduction of the type of "bad boy" character similar to that of Derek and J.T. during the early years of the show. That same year, as Kate and Edward adjusted to married life, Kate's doddering uncle, Harry Summers (Ray Walston), moved into the Stratton mansion for a time.

Guest stars

Guest stars that appeared on the show include:

Lyle Alzado

Christina Applegate

Pearl Bailey

Gary Coleman (in a crossover from ''Diff'rent Strokes'' as Arnold Jackson)

David Horowitz

Whitney Houston

Bruce Jenner

Tommy Lasorda

Joey Lawrence

Jonna Lee

Menudo

Tip O'Neill

Meeno Peluce

Matthew Perry

Sharon Stone

Mr. T

Ray Walston

Donny Eckhart

John Doliboa

Issues addressed

While largely a comedy, ''Silver Spoons'' commonly addressed certain issues that affect people using the "very special episode" format.

In the Season 1 episode "Mr. T and Me", the issue of school bullies was touched upon when Ricky is being picked on by a bully and Edward decides to hire a bodyguard for Ricky (played by Mr. T).

In the Season 1 episode "The Great Computer Caper", Ricky and friend Arnold Jackson (Gary Coleman, playing his ''Diff'rent Strokes'' character in a crossover episode) hack into a military computer and access the plans for a top-secret fighter jet. They soon learn they might be guilty of treason and attempt to run away from home to avoid punishment.

In the Season 1 episode "The Best Christmas Ever", homelessness was addressed when Ricky discovered a family living in a cave on his father's estate, featuring future ''Gimme a Break!'' and ''Blossom'' star Joey Lawrence.

In the Season 2 episode "Spare the Rod", Ricky discovers that his friend Toby (Meeno Peluce) is being beaten by his father. The end of the episode reveals that the father is also a child abuse victim.

In the Season 3 episode "Trouble with Words", Alfonso is doing poorly in school, and an Olympic athlete, (Bruce Jenner), who is visiting to check out a new line of athletic equipment using his name to be merchandised by Eddie Toys, helps him by discovering that Alfonso has dyslexia, a condition which causes the mind to retain information differently, and letters are seen in a different way, usually backwards.

In the Season 3 episode "The Secret Life of Ricky Stratton", Ricky develops a romance with a girl he meets on a computer bulletin board, very much foreshadowing the actual internet dating boom a generation later. However, before the first in-person date occurs, both teens suffer from self esteem issues, and each fears the other won't be attracted to them.

In the Season 3 episode "The Babysitters", Ricky suspects that a girl he's babysitting was kidnapped by her father. Many missing children cases have involved children being kidnapped by one of their parents or relatives.

In the two-part Season 4 episode "One for the Road", Ricky attends a party and is pressured into drinking by his friend. He later finds out that his friend has a drinking problem and tries to get him help.

In the Season 4 episode "Daddy Rick", the subject of teen pregnancy is addressed when Ricky is paired with a girl in a mock marriage project at school and finds out his partner is pregnant, both in the mock marriage project and in real life.

Episode guide

Ratings

1982-'83: N/A

1983-'84: #53

1984-'85: #62

1985-'86: #70

1986-'87: N/A

Theme song

The show's theme song titled "Together" was written by Rik Howard and Bob Wirth. The original version was accompanied mostly by guitar. Two other versions of the theme were used during the show's run. A synthesized version was used in 1985 when all other Embassy Television series (''The Facts of Life'' and ''Diff'rent Strokes'' included) modified their opening credits. The third version of the theme, a rock version, was introduced in 1986 when the show moved to first-run syndication, with vocals by The Archies' alumni Ron Dante.

The Stratton mansion

The brick Tudor period mansion shown in the opening credits is actually a private residence located in Warwickshire, England. The elaborate home, named Compton Wynyates, was built in 1481. Before ''Silver Spoons'', it was used in the 1977 Disney film, ''Candleshoe'', starring Helen Hayes, Jodie Foster and David Niven. The facade of the mansion was featured again in the 1978 film, ''Death on the Nile'', as the new country home of the heiress Linnet Ridgeway. In 1997, Compton Wynyates was featured in the second narrative of Iain Pears's ''An Instance of the Fingerpost''.

Reruns and syndication

Reruns of ''Silver Spoons'' aired on NBC's daytime schedule from April to September 1985. The series has not been in regular syndication since the mid-1990s, except for a few airings of select episodes on Nick at Nite in 2001 and 2005.

Some of the Sony Pictures Television program library (including ''Silver Spoons'') had been acquired by ION Television in August 2006. However, the show never appeared on the network. The show is also available on Comcast digital cable's On Demand service as of September 19, 2006. Chicago's WWME ("Me TV") currently airs two episodes back to back on Saturday afternoons.

The first season is also available for purchase by episode or season on iTunes. In 2008, popular video on demand sites Hulu and Crackle began airing the syndicated version of the first season of ''Silver Spoons''.

Episodes of ''Silver Spoons'' can be found on DejaView in Canada in 2010-2011

DVD release

On June 19, 2007, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released the first season of ''Silver Spoons'' on DVD in Region 1. It is unknown if the remaining 4 seasons will be released at some point.

References

External links

''Silver Spoons'' at Retro Junk

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name	Rick Schroder
birth name	Richard Bartlett Schroder
birth date	April 13, 1970
birth place	Staten Island, New York, United States
other names	Ricky Schroder
years active	1979–present
spouse	Andrea Bernard (1992-present), 4 children
occupation	Actor and director
website	}}

Richard Bartlett "Ricky" Schroder, Jr. (born April 13, 1970) is an American actor and film director.

He debuted in the 1979 hit film ''The Champ'', going on to become a child star on the sitcom ''Silver Spoons''. He has continued acting as an adult, notably on the western ''Lonesome Dove'' and the television crime drama ''NYPD Blue''.

Early life and career

Schroder was born in Staten Island, New York, the son of Diane, a telephone company employee, and Richard Bartlett Schroder, Sr., a telephone company district manager. He has a sister, Dawn. His great, great, grandmother came from Oslo, Norway and he is of Norwegian descent. Schroder debuted in the 1979 remake of the movie ''The Champ'', winning the Golden Globe Award for Best New Male Star of the Year in a Motion Picture at the age of nine for his role as T.J. Flynn in the movie.

In the following year, he made a Walt Disney feature film called ''The Last Flight of Noah's Ark'' with Elliott Gould. The film bombed at the box office. He also starred as the title character in the film ''Little Lord Fauntleroy'' alongside Alec Guinness in 1980.

He became well known as the star of the television series ''Silver Spoons'', when he played the lead character Ricky Stratton. After ''Silver Spoons'' ended, he attended Calabasas High School for his senior year. As he grew older, he struggled to become known as a serious actor. He changed his name credit from ''Ricky'' to ''Rick'' and preferred to take roles which helped him to stretch as an actor.

Schroder was ranked #18 in VH1’s list of the ''100 Greatest Kid Stars'' and #33 in VH1’s list of the ''100 Greatest Teen Stars''.

Adult career

Schroder's co-starring role in the Western mini-series ''Lonesome Dove'' and its sequel, ''Return to Lonesome Dove'', helped in his attempt to be recognized in more mature roles. His roles as Danny Sorenson on three seasons of ''NYPD Blue'', nurse Paul Flowers in ''Scrubs'', Dr. Dylan West on ''Strong Medicine'', and Mike Doyle on the 2007 season of ''24'' worked to cement that perception with the viewing audience.

In 2004, Rick Schroder wrote and directed the feature film ''Black Cloud'', a drama about a Navajo boxer. The same year he directed and starred in the music video for "Whiskey Lullaby", a song by Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss. Schroeder's son and daughter also appeared in the video. In 2005 CMT Music Awards, the video won the "Collaborative Video of the Year" award, while director of the video Schroder won "Director of the Year" award.

In 2007, Schroder announced that he was changing his credit back to "Ricky" beginning with his role on ''24''.

In 2009, he directed the adventure horror film ''Hellhounds''.

Schroder guest-starred in a January 2011 episode of ABC's ''No Ordinary Family''.

He currently has a reality show project for the US Army.

Personal life

Schroder married Andrea Bernard on September 26, 1992. Together, they have four children: Holden Richard Schroder (born January 8, 1992), Luke William Schroder (born August 1, 1993), Cambrie Schroder (born September 14, 1997), and Faith Anne Schroder (born August 8, 2001). Andrea Bernard-Schroder is an interior designer and was a contestant on Season Two of ''Top Design'' on Bravo.

Politically, Schroder is a Life Member of the National Rifle Association and a Republican who supported George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004, and John McCain in 2008. He also spoke at the 2000 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia.

He is a convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In April 2000, he was baptized into the Church by his father-in-law.

Schroder is an active celebrity ambassador for the child abuse prevention and treatment non-profit organization Childhelp.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979	''''	T.J.	Credited as Ricky Schroder
1980	''''	Bobby	Credited as Ricky Schroder
1980	''''	Shawn Daley	Credited as Ricky Schroder
1980		Ceddie Errol (Little Lord Fauntleroy)	Credited as Ricky Schroder
1982	''Something So Right''	Joey Bosnick	Television film; credited as Ricky Schroder
1983	''Two Kinds of Love''	Robbie Farley	Television film
1985	''''	Alex Stewart	Television film
1988	''Too Young the Hero''	Calvin Graham	Television film
1989	''Terror on Highway 91''	Clay Nelson	Television film
1989	''Out on the Edge''	Danny Evetts	Television film
1990	''''	Terry O'Kelly	Television film
1990	''''	Mark	Television film
1991	''Across the Tracks''	Billy Maloney	Television film
1991	''Blood River''	Jimmy Pearls ("The Kid")	Television film
1991	''My Son Johnny''	Johnny	Television film
1992	''Miles from Nowhere''	Frank Reilly	Television film
1993	''Call of the Wild''	John Thornton	Television film
1994	''Texas''	Otto MacNab	Television film
1994	''To My Daughter with Love''	Joey Cutter	Television film
1994		Stick
1995		Lt. Paul Hellerman
1996	''Innocent Victims''	Billy Richardson	Television film
1997		Samuel Benson	Television film
1997	''Too Close to Home''	Nick Donahue	Television film
1997	''Detention: The Siege at Johnson High''	Jason Copeland	Television film
1997	''Heart Full of Rain''	Isaiah Dockett	Television film
1998	''I Woke Up Early the Day I Died''	Cruiser Cop #2	Cameo performance
1999	''What We Did That Night''	Henry	Television film
2001	''''	Major Charles White Whittlesey	Television film
2002	''Poolhall Junkies''	Brad
2003	''Face of Terror''	Nick Harper
2003	''Consequence''	John Wolfe
2004	''Black Cloud''	Eddie	Directorial debut
2005	''14 Hours''	Dr. Foster	Television film
2008		Jonathan Brock	Television film
2009	''Locker 13''	Tommy Novak
2009	''Blood Done Sign My Name''	Vernon Tyson
2010	''Get Him to the Greek''	Himself

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982–87	''Silver Spoons''	Ricky Stratton	Seasons 1-5
1989		Newt Dobbs	Television miniseries
1993	''Return to Lonesome Dove''	Newt Dobbs	Television miniseries
1998–2001	''NYPD Blue''	Det. Danny Sorenson	Seasons 6-8
2005–06	''Strong Medicine''	Dr. Dylan West	Season 6
2007			Season 6; credited as Ricky Schroder
2008	''''	Major Bill Keane MD	Television miniseries
* 2011	"To the Mat"	Aaron	Television Movie}			Television appearances

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	''Faerie Tale Theatre''	Hansel
2003		Nurse Paul Flowers	Episodes: "His Story", "My Karma", "My T.C.W." & "My Kingdom"
2006	''Robot Chicken''	Cloudkeeper	Episode: "Password: Swordfish"
2010	''No Ordinary Family''	Dave Cotten	Episode: "No Ordinary Friends"

Director

''Locker 13'' (2009) ''Hellhounds'' (2009)

''Black Cloud'' (2004)

References

External links

Rick Schroder's Television Schedule

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birth name	Jason Kent Bateman
birth date	January 14, 1969
birth place	Rye, New York
years active	1981–present
occupation	Actor
spouse	Amanda Anka (2001–present) }}

Jason Kent Bateman (born January 14, 1969) is an American television and film actor. After appearing in several 1980s and 1990s sitcoms including ''Silver Spoons'', ''It's Your Move'', and ''The Hogan Family'', Bateman came to prominence in the early 2000s for playing Michael Bluth on ''Arrested Development'', for which he won a TV Land, a Golden Globe, and two Satellite Awards. He has since established himself in Hollywood by appearing in several films including ''The Kingdom'', ''Juno'', ''Hancock'', ''Up in the Air'', ''Paul'', and ''Horrible Bosses''.

Early life

Bateman was born in Rye, New York, the son of Victoria Elizabeth, a former flight attendant for Pan Am, and Kent Bruce Bateman, an actor, film and television writer/director, and founder of a repertory stage in Hollywood. His mother was British, born in Shrewsbury. His older sister is actress Justine Bateman, of ''Family Ties'' fame. Bateman also has three half-brothers. His family moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, when he was four, and later to California.

Television

Early career

Bateman began his television career on "Little House On The Prairie". He appeared in the ''Knight Rider'' third-season episode "Lost Knight" in 1984. He earned the status of teen idol in the mid-1980s in shows such as ''Silver Spoons'', ''It's Your Move'', and most notably ''Valerie'' (later renamed ''Valerie's Family'', and then ''The Hogans,'' and then ''The Hogan Family'' after Valerie Harper left the series), and became the Directors Guild of America's youngest-ever director when he helmed three episodes of ''The Hogan Family'' at the age of eighteen. After the series ended its run, he gained international recognition in the motion picture ''Teen Wolf Too'', which, despite his casting in the title role, was a box office failure. In 1994, he played opposite legendary actors Katharine Hepburn and Anthony Quinn in the television film ''This Can't be Love.'' It turned out to be Katharine Hepburn's last starring role in a movie. During this period, he had major roles on four series—''Simon'', ''Chicago Sons'', ''George & Leo'', and ''Some of My Best Friends''—none of which lasted longer than one season. He also directed an episode of ''Two of a Kind'' in 1998. In 2002, he played the frisky sibling of Thomas Jane's character in the feature film ''The Sweetest Thing''.

''Arrested Development''

In 2003, Bateman was cast as Michael Bluth in the comedy series ''Arrested Development''. Although critically acclaimed, the series never achieved high ratings and ended on February 10, 2006. Bateman won several awards for his work on the series, including a Golden Globe for ''Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy''. He was also nominated in 2005 for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series.

Post-''Arrested Development''

Bateman performed commentary on the 2004 Democratic National Convention for ''The Majority Report'' with ''Arrested Development'' co-star David Cross, and hosted NBC's ''Saturday Night Live'' on February 12, 2005.

In 2006, he appeared as a guest star on the ''Scrubs'' episode "My Big Bird" as Mr. Sutton, a garbage man with a flock of vicious ostriches as pets.

In 2009, Bateman became a regular voice actor for the short-lived Fox comedy series ''Sit Down, Shut Up''. He voiced Larry Littlejunk, the gym teacher and only staff member that can teach.

In 2010, Bateman and former ''Arrested Development'' co-star Will Arnett created "DumbDumb Productions," a production company focusing on digital content. Their first video was "Prom Date," the first in a series of "Dirty Shorts" for Orbit.

Film work

In 2004, Bateman appeared in ''Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story'' as ESPN 8 ("The Ocho") commentator Pepper Brooks, and in ''Starsky & Hutch'' as Kevin, Vince Vaughn's business partner.

Bateman reunited with Vaughn in 2006's ''The Break-Up''. In 2007, he played former lawyer Rupert "Rip" Reed alongside Ben Affleck in ''Smokin' Aces'', and also starred in ''The Kingdom'', ''Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium'', and ''Juno''. In 2008, he co-starred with Will Smith and Charlize Theron in the superhero film ''Hancock''.

Bateman's 2009 films included ''Extract'', written and directed by Mike Judge, and ''Couples Retreat'', reuniting with Vince Vaughn in a comedy chronicling four couples who partake in therapy sessions at a tropical island resort (Kristen Bell played his wife).

In 2010, he starred in ''The Switch'', a romantic comedy, with Jennifer Aniston.

In 2011, he played the role of Special Agent Zoil in the comedy ''Paul'', and starred in ''Horrible Bosses'' and ''The Change-Up''.

Personal life

Bateman told ''Best Life'' magazine that he and sister Justine Bateman supported their parents with the paychecks they earned on their television shows, and that his father was his manager until Jason fired him at the age of 20. Throughout the nineties, Bateman struggled with drug use; he stated in an interview in 2009 that "It was like ''Risky Business'' for 10 years".

Since July 2001, Bateman has been married to Amanda Anka, daughter of singer Paul Anka. Their first child, Francesca Nora Bateman, was born October 28, 2006. They will welcome a second daughter.

In late 2005, he had surgery to remove a benign polyp from his throat. The surgery and required recovery time halted production on ''Arrested Development'', though enough episodes had been completed to get the show through the November sweeps period.

Bateman is a fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers and wore Dodgers clothing in the 2008 film ''Hancock''.

Filmography

Films

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Television

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Awards and nominations

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References

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name	Derek Taylor
birth date	May 07, 1932
birth place	Liverpool, England, UK
death date	September 08, 1997
death place	Sudbury, Suffolk, England, UK
occupation	Writer
nationality	British
notableworks	''A Cellarful of Noise'' (co-author)''I Me Mine'' (co-author) }}

Derek Taylor (7 May 1932 – 8 September 1997) was an English journalist, writer and publicist, best known for his work as press officer for The Beatles. He had started his career as a local journalist in Liverpool working for the ''Liverpool Daily Post and Echo'' - then becoming a North England-based writer for national British newspapers including the ''News Chronicle'', the ''Sunday Dispatch'', the ''Sunday Express''. He also served as a regular columnist and theatre critic for the ''Daily Express''.

Work with the Beatles

Taylor was a national journalist when he was assigned to write a review of a Beatles concert. He had been expected by his editors to write a piece critical of what at that time was considered by the national press as an inconsequential teen fad. However, Taylor was enchanted by the group and he sang their praises. Shortly afterwards, he was invited to meet the group and he soon became a trusted journalist in their circle.

As the Beatles gained national attention in Britain, Taylor's editors conceived of running a column ostensibly written by a Beatle to boost circulation, to be ghostwritten by Taylor. George Harrison was the Beatle eventually decided upon. Initially given only the right to approve or disapprove of the content, Harrison's dissection of the first draft turned the column into an ongoing collaboration between him and Taylor, with Harrison providing the stories and Taylor providing the polish.

In early 1964, Beatles manager Brian Epstein hired Taylor away from his newspaper job, putting him in charge of Beatles press releases, and acting as media liaison for himself and the group. He subsequently became Epstein's personal assistant for a short period. In mid-1964 Taylor assisted Epstein in the writing of Epstein's autobiography ''A Cellarful of Noise''. Taylor conducted interviews with Epstein for the book and then shaped the transcriptions of the audio recordings into a narrative - retaining most of Epstein's basic words.

Taylor served as press officer for the Beatles' first concert tour of the US in the summer of 1964 - resigning from his position at the end of the tour. Taylor then left the UK and moved with his growing family to California. In 1965 he started his own public relations company, providing publicity for groups such as The Byrds, The Beach Boys and Paul Revere and the Raiders. Among Taylor's skilful strategies was the positioning of The Byrds as being a new breed of American band with parallels to the Beatles - and encouraging nascent rock writers to perceive Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson as a musical genius. Taylor was a key participant in the team that produced the historic Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 and served as its publicist and spokesman.

George Harrison's song "Blue Jay Way" was written during Harrison's 1967 visit to California, on a foggy night waiting for Taylor and his wife to come visit ("There's a fog upon L.A. / And my friends have lost their way"). Finding a small electric organ in his rented house (on Blue Jay Way), Harrison worked on the song until they arrived.

Taylor was also a catalyst in Harry Nilsson's musical career; hearing Nilsson's song "1941" on a car radio, he bought a case (twenty-five copies) of his album ''Pandemonium Shadow Show'', sending copies to different industry people – including all four Beatles, who became enamored of his talent and invited Nilsson to London. Nilsson subsequently became a collaborator and good friend of both John Lennon and Ringo Starr.

In early 1968, Taylor returned to England to work for the Beatles again, as the press officer for the newly created Apple Corps. As a key executive at Apple, Taylor had a major role in the company's activities, involved in many of the key projects of the Beatles and Apple. His prominent role is documented in ''The Longest Cocktail Party'', a memoir of Apple in the late 1960s by Taylor's junior assistant (dubbed the Apple "house hippie") Richard DiLello, and in other Beatles biographies.

Taylor was referenced in the lyrics of John Lennon's song, "The Ballad of John and Yoko" and later, "Give Peace a Chance", along with Tommy Smothers, Timothy Leary, and Norman Mailer, who like Taylor were all present at the recording of the song.

After the Beatles

After he left Apple, Taylor went to work for the newly-launched UK record company '"WEA Records" - the British umbrella company that distributed and marketed several record labels owned in the US by the Kinney Corporation. These labels included Warner Bros, Reprise, Elektra and Atlantic Records. Taylor served as Director of Special Projects - working with artists such as The Rolling Stones, Yes, America, Neil Young, Carly Simon and Alice Cooper. He also presided over a revival of British jazz singer George Melly producing two albums for Melly. He was instrumental in signing seminal Liverpool Art School rock band Deaf School featuring future record producer Clive Langer.

Independently of his work for WEA, Taylor co-produced Nilsson's ''A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night'' in 1973. He had previously provided liner notes for Nilsson's ''Aerial Ballet'' album. (A story written by Taylor's daughter Victoria was printed on the back cover of Nilsson's album ''Harry'').

Return to America

Taylor returned to the US in the late 60s to A&M; records as a publicist for then former Byrds guitarist Gene Clark who formed the group Phoenix with Laramy Smith . In the mid-1970s he served as a Vice-President of Marketing for Warner Bros. Records where he was instrumental in the acquisition of the Rutles project and supervised the worldwide marketing campaign for the album release and TV special. Taylor did not enjoy his second period in California and returned to England after a couple of years.

Back in England

In the early 1980s he worked as a co-author on books with Michelle Phillips and Steven Spielberg. He also worked with George Harrison's film company Handmade Films. In the early 1990s he was asked to rejoin Apple to be in charge of marketing of the multiple projects planned for that decade including the CD release of the original Apple catalogue and major Beatles releases such as ''Live At The BBC'' and the Beatles Anthology.

Work as an author

In 1973 he wrote a very informal memoir ''As Time Goes By'' - published by Sphere Books, and reprinted by its Abacus imprint the following year.

In 1980, Taylor collaborated again with George Harrison, helping Harrison to complete his autobiography ''I Me Mine''. In 1981, his on set account of the production of ''Raiders Of The Lost Ark'' was published as ''The Making of Raiders of The Lost Ark'' by Ballantine Books. Taylor subsequently wrote his own autobiography ''Fifty Years Adrift (In An Open Necked Shirt)'', published in December 1983 by Genesis Publications for which Harrison provided a glowing introduction to the signed, limited edition volume. Only 2,000 were printed, and the book quickly became a collectors' item.

In 1987, ''It Was Twenty Years Ago Today'' (Fireside for Simon & Schuster), celebrated the twentieth anniversary of the release of ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'', providing a detailed documentary of the people and events that shaped the album and the wider events of the Summer Of Love counterculture. The book includes archive interviews and photographs as well as extensive transcripts from a Granada TV documentary instigated by Taylor also titled ''It Was Twenty Years Ago Today''.

''As Time Goes by: Living in the Sixties (Rock and Roll Remembrances Series No 3)'' (Popular Culture Ink) was published in June 1990 in the US, while in the UK Bois Books published ''What You Cannot Finish'' and ''Take A Sad Song'' in 1995, coinciding with the release of the ''Beatles Anthology''. Posthumous volumes include 'Beatles' (Ebury Press 1999). In addition, an audio CD, ''Here There and Everywhere: Derek Taylor Interviews The Beatles'', was released on the Thunderbolt label in 2001.

Death

Derek Taylor died of cancer on 8 September 1997. At the time of his death he was still working for Apple.

Personal life

Taylor was married to Joan Taylor (née Doughty) from 1958 until his death. The couple had six children: Timothy, Dominic, Gerard, Abigail, Vanessa and Annabel.

References

External links

Philm Freax original photos

Official Apple Obituary

It Was Twenty Years Ago Today (Granada documentary)

A tribute to Derek Taylor

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