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Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM (born 18 June 1942) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of the Beatles (1960–1970) and Wings (1971–1981), he has been described by Guinness World Records as "The Most Successful Composer and Recording Artist of All Time", with 60 gold discs and sales of over 100 million albums and 100 million singles. With John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, he gained worldwide fame as a member of the Beatles, and with Lennon formed one of the most celebrated songwriting partnerships of the 20th century. After leaving the Beatles, he began a solo career and later formed the band Wings with his first wife, Linda Eastman, and singer-songwriter Denny Laine.
According to the BBC, his Beatles song "Yesterday" has been covered by over 2,200 artists—more than any other song. Wings' 1977 release, "Mull of Kintyre", became one of the best-selling singles ever in the UK, and he is "the most successful songwriter" in UK chart history, according to Guinness. As a songwriter or co-writer, he is included on thirty-one number one titles on the Billboard Hot 100, and as of 2012 he has sold over 15.5 million RIAA certified units in the United States.
Actors: Alex Hyde-White (actor), Bill Suplee (actor), Warren Davis (actor), Jason Whisman (actor), Maxwell Chase (actor), Darin Singleton (actor), Isaac Ergas (writer), Isaac Ergas (director), Isaac Ergas (writer), Isaac Ergas (producer), Gregory Gifford Giles (actor), Michael Matthys (actor), Nate Harrison (editor), Amy Pan (miscellaneous crew), Keith Ducklin (actor),
Plot: It is the summer of 1854 and a violent cholera outbreak has decimated the unseemly district of Soho, London. While the source of the outbreak remains unclear, the leading medical authorities blame the miasma, or poisonous air, which emanates from the filthy sewers and nearby bone boiling establishments. When an unlikely physician, Dr. John Snow, employs his newly developed disease mapping techniques, he uncovers an entirely different theory - that the outbreak is stemming from a public water source known as the Broad Street Pump. After his impulsive attempts to shut down the pump are thwarted by unknowing residents, he desperately seeks the aid of his medical colleagues. Snow's outlandish theory is then ridiculed by the politically motivated and devout miasmist, Dr. Paris, who is charged by the Queen to put an end to the crisis. Snow realizes that he must face the Board of Governors alone, the only body that can authorize the closing of a local public utility. With the clock ticking and residents dying, he must piece together a scientific puzzle that will culminate in one historic moment, anointing Dr. John Snow as "Father of Modern Epidemiology".
Genres: Drama, History, Mystery, Short,