Timeline
Session Jan 14, 1968 • "And The Sun Will Shine / The Dog Presides" session
Article Jan 17, 1968 • The Beatles attend Grapefruit press launch
Article Second half of January 1968 • Apple reported to produce Twiggy film
Article First half of 1968 • Rumours about a third Beatles film
Session January 20 or 26, 1968 ? • Recording session with Roger McGough & Mike McGear
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In the latter part of January 1968, the press reported that The Beatles, through their company Apple Films, were in talks to produce and write the music for an upcoming film featuring the model Twiggy. However, the project did not come to fruition.
In 1972, the press reported that Paul McCartney was being considered for a guest role in Twiggy’s new film musical. Once again, this project did not materialize.
The phone goes — it’s Justin de Villeneuve, Twiggy’s boyfriend and manager. Had he forgotten their dinner date tonight? “You’ll have to wait until after A Man Of Our Times,” Paul answers. “I won’t miss that for anything.” Then to me: “Nice guy.”
From interview with Evening Standard, February 24, 1968 – Recorded February 18, 1968
The boys were asked if they would consider producing Twiggy’s film and doing the music, but nothing has been decided at present
Tony Barrow – Press officer for the Beatles – From Melody Maker – January 27, 1968
You could say that it will be the showbiz sensation of the year.
Paul McCartney – From Daily Mirror – January 19, 1968
One of my few friends in the rock ’n’roll world is Paul McCartney, who I met through Ken very early on. Ken always used unusual people in his films, people who weren’t trained actors, like Christopher Gable who was a principal with the Royal Ballet until Ken cast him in Song Of Summer. And he had come up with something he thought he could do with me. It was from a William Faulkner story called The Wishing Tree about a magician and a young girl and he wanted Paul to do the music, so he arranged for us all to meet over lunch. I was completely beside myself. I was still only seventeen and the Beatles were at the height of their fame. They were the biggest thing that had ever happened. Only four years before I’d been one of those screaming girls at Finsbury Park Astoria [The Beatles played there in 1963 and 1964]. […]
So four years later and there I was about to have lunch with my idol. I was so nervous. Working with Avedon was nothing compared with lunch with Paul McCartney. All I kept thinking was I’ve got to behave properly. I can’t go gooey. […] Paul was the same to me that day. So kind. It seems stupid to call someone like Paul McCartney ordinary, but that’s what he is. Ordinary but extraordinary. Shortly after that meeting, the six of us arranged to have dinner. Paul was with Jane Asher in those days. We went to the White Tower, a very smart Greek restaurant, to talk more about the film and he just started thinking up songs while we were sitting there, tapping out tunes with a fork on wine glasses which he’d just filled up to various levels with water.
Twiggy – From “Twiggy in black and white: an autobiography“, 1998
TWIGGY TO STAR IN BEATLES FILM
TWIGGY, already launched as a pop singer, is going to be a film star, too.
The Beatles’ film company, Apple Films, is to produce a picture in which she will star. And the Beatles will write the music for it. Beatle Paul McCartney said last night: “You could say that it will be the showbiz sensation of the year.”
The model girl’s manager, Justin de Villeneuve, said in London: “Twiggy feels quite confident that she has the ability to act.”
The title of the film has not been announced.
From Daily Mirror – January 19, 1968
BEATLES MAY PRODUCE TWIGGY’S FILM DEBUT
THE Beatles have been asked to produce and write the music for model Twiggy’s first film.
Twiggy asked the group if they would be interested in the venture and they are considering the production for their company, Apple Films. Press officer Tony Barrow told the MM: “The boys were asked if they would consider producing Twiggy’s film and doing the music, but nothing has been decided at present.”
Lennon and McCartney have written the theme song for Cilla Black’s new TV series Cilla which starts on BBC-1 next Wednesday (30). The song is titled “Come Inside, Luv” and will probably be recorded as her next single within the next few days. Paul McCartney did most of the writing of the song, although it is published as a Lennon-McCartney song.
First guests on Cilla’s nine-week series are Tom Jones, Roy Castle, Harry H. Corbett and Jimmy Edwards.
From Melody Maker – January 27, 1968
