927:
912:
33:
349:
Cleave married
Francis Nichols in September 1966. They met while studying at Oxford and resided in Peru for three years during the late 1960s because of his job as an economist and farmer. After his mother's death in 1972, they relocated to his family home in
287:, a friend of Lennon's, also suggested Cleave, though Cleave has said that in all her encounters with Lennon that he made "no pass" at her, and Lennon later said he could not remember who the song was about. It has also been said the woman in question was
324:
during the 1960s. She favoured talking to individuals who were not celebrities and avoided actors and politicians "because they’ve said it all before". Her choice of "remarkable people" to interview included for example
Guinness heiress
226:
the following month, was among the first substantial critiques of the band. It established a lasting friendship between Cleave and the
Beatles as they gained international success. Cleave began guesting on TV’s pop panel game
180:, on 20 October 1934. She grew up in Ireland, her mother Isabella's country of origin with an English father, Major John Cleave, of the 7th Rajputs. Cleave attended Rosleven boarding school in
264:". Five months later, on the eve of a 14-city US tour, an American magazine reproduced the remark, which led to a wave of anti-Beatle sentiment in many parts of the US, especially the
589:"Maureen Cleave, Swinging Sixties correspondent who chronicled the rise of the Beatles as John Lennon's confidante and was the source of the 'bigger than Jesus' scandal – obituary"
982:
972:
814:
447:
543:
588:
398:
881:
848:
280:
222:
in
January 1963 after a tip from a friend working there. The piece, titled "Why the Beatles create all that frenzy" and published in the
751:
787:
723:
362:
977:
686:
365:
in August 1992. She died on 6 November 2021, two weeks after her 87th birthday. She suffered a short illness prior to her death.
967:
333:(1985), and Donald Maclean, who was chairman of the National Vegetable Society. She later wrote a warm tribute to Lennon in
292:
804:
962:
957:
952:
185:
626:
873:
451:
218:
correspondent and to let her write a pop music column called "Disc Date". She travelled to
Liverpool to interview
358:
269:
354:. They remained married until his death in 2015. Together, they had three children: Sadie, Dora and Bertie.
261:
433:
265:
260:
April on consecutive
Fridays. Cleave's interview with Lennon quoted him as saying that the Beatles were "
483:
338:
779:
509:
248:
for a series of one-page accounts. Titled "How Does a Beatle Live?", the pieces were published in the
947:
942:
840:
193:
142:
809:
321:
667:
921:
898:
877:
844:
783:
747:
719:
415:
381:
297:
206:
124:
279:
biography of the
Beatles, Lennon claimed a liaison with Cleave, inspiring the band's song "
211:
160:
911:
926:
862:
Venturo, David (2021). "The End of the Road: The
Beatles' Decision to Stop Touring". In
122:(20 October 1934 – 6 November 2021) was a British journalist. She worked for the London
863:
330:
326:
936:
772:
245:
229:
215:
56:
128:
from 1958 conducting interviews with many prominent musicians of the era, including
854:
351:
284:
189:
148:
867:
834:
767:
309:
288:
219:
188:. There, she had the distinction of being the first woman asked to speak at the
177:
136:. Over 50 years, she continued to interview people in all walks of life, in the
133:
313:. Cleave ended her association with Lennon in 1966, the same year she married.
544:"Maureen Cleave, British journalist who championed the Beatles, dies aged 87"
317:
276:
234:
129:
32:
295:, who shot the photos on the covers of multiple Beatles albums, including
903:
774:
All We Are Saying: The Last Major
Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono
154:
184:
and Howell’s Girls’ School in
Denbigh, before reading Modern History at
917:
907:
181:
303:
173:
204:
After graduating, Cleave first worked as a secretary for the
805:"Robert Freeman, Photographer of Beatles Albums, Dies at 82"
244:
1966, Cleave interviewed the four Beatles and their manager
659:
Cleave, Maureen (4 March 1966). "How does a Beatle live?".
627:"Why The Beatles Create All That Frenzy. By Maureen Cleave"
420:
The Lennon Years – A Souvenir to the Observer Magazine
399:"Telegraph magazine – Jewel cover (27 February 1999)"
233:in 1964 alongside Millicent Martin, Matt Monro and
91:
83:
75:
63:
42:
23:
771:
537:
535:
533:
531:
583:
581:
579:
577:
575:
573:
571:
569:
567:
565:
613:
477:
475:
473:
471:
469:
316:In addition to the Beatles, Cleave interviewed
448:"Intelligent Life – The Economist Spring 2008"
361:, shortly after collapsing on the platform of
8:
654:
652:
925:
910:
31:
20:
899:Rock Back Pages Library on Maureen Cleave
737:
735:
709:
707:
542:Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (8 November 2021).
416:"John Lennon A Memoir by Maureen Cleave"
643:
374:
110: 1966; died 2015)
817:from the original on 13 November 2019.
803:Sandomir, Richard (11 November 2019).
7:
973:People with chronic fatigue syndrome
281:Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
983:Alumni of St Anne's College, Oxford
833:Feldman-Barrett, Christine (2022).
685:Cleave, Maureen (5 October 2005).
482:Johnson, David (9 November 2021).
382:"Maureen Cleave, a Sixties legend"
14:
450:. allearchiwum.pl. Archived from
363:Tottenham Court Road tube station
836:A Women's History of the Beatles
432:Barber, Lynn (1 December 2002).
107:
335:The Telegraph Weekend Magazine
16:British journalist (1934–2021)
1:
210:. She convinced its editor,
262:more popular than Jesus now
999:
874:Cambridge University Press
746:. London: Harper Collins.
716:The Beatles: The Biography
510:"Obituary, Maureen Cleave"
357:Cleave was diagnosed with
484:"Maureen Cleave obituary"
436:– via The Guardian.
186:St Anne's College, Oxford
164:magazine, and elsewhere.
30:
687:"The John Lennon I knew"
359:chronic fatigue syndrome
978:Journalists from London
742:Norman, Philip (2008).
661:London Evening Standard
291:, wife of photographer
968:Journalists from Delhi
869:The Beatles in Context
631:www.rocksbackpages.com
616:, pp. 6, 44, 208.
337:a decade after he was
744:John Lennon: The Life
668:"'Bigger than Jesus'"
192:. She graduated with
172:Cleave was born near
614:Feldman-Barrett 2022
120:Maureen Diana Cleave
963:English journalists
958:British journalists
953:Anglo-Indian people
876:. pp. 98–106.
841:Bloomsbury Academic
593:The Daily Telegraph
403:crazyaboutmagazines
388:, 16 November 2021.
194:third class honours
810:The New York Times
780:St. Martin's Press
718:. Back Bay Books.
714:Bob Spitz (2006).
674:. 3 November 2015.
341:in December 1980.
329:(1983), rock star
322:the Rolling Stones
143:Telegraph Magazine
883:978-1-108-40952-0
850:978-1-5013-4805-1
839:. New York City:
595:. 8 November 2021
516:. 8 November 2021
275:According to the
149:Observer Magazine
117:
116:
990:
929:
914:
887:
858:
819:
818:
800:
794:
793:
777:
764:
758:
757:
739:
730:
729:
711:
702:
701:
699:
697:
682:
676:
675:
664:
656:
647:
641:
635:
634:
623:
617:
611:
605:
604:
602:
600:
585:
560:
559:
557:
555:
539:
526:
525:
523:
521:
506:
500:
499:
497:
495:
479:
464:
463:
461:
459:
454:on 16 April 2016
444:
438:
437:
429:
423:
413:
407:
406:
395:
389:
379:
298:With the Beatles
259:
255:
250:Evening Standard
243:
224:Evening Standard
214:, to make her a
207:Evening Standard
161:Intelligent Life
125:Evening Standard
111:
109:
70:
52:
50:
35:
21:
998:
997:
993:
992:
991:
989:
988:
987:
933:
932:
906:discography at
895:
890:
884:
864:Womack, Kenneth
861:
851:
832:
828:
823:
822:
802:
801:
797:
790:
766:
765:
761:
754:
741:
740:
733:
726:
713:
712:
705:
695:
693:
691:Daily Telegraph
684:
683:
679:
666:
658:
657:
650:
642:
638:
625:
624:
620:
612:
608:
598:
596:
587:
586:
563:
553:
551:
541:
540:
529:
519:
517:
508:
507:
503:
493:
491:
481:
480:
467:
457:
455:
446:
445:
441:
434:"Grey mischief"
431:
430:
426:
422:, January 1981.
414:
410:
397:
396:
392:
380:
376:
371:
347:
257:
253:
241:
212:Charles Wintour
202:
170:
113:
105:
101:
98:
97:Francis Nichols
68:
67:6 November 2021
59:
54:
53:20 October 1934
48:
46:
38:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
996:
994:
986:
985:
980:
975:
970:
965:
960:
955:
950:
945:
935:
934:
931:
930:
918:Maureen Cleave
915:
904:Maureen Cleave
901:
894:
893:External links
891:
889:
888:
882:
859:
849:
829:
827:
824:
821:
820:
795:
788:
759:
753:978-0007197415
752:
731:
724:
703:
677:
648:
636:
618:
606:
561:
527:
501:
465:
439:
424:
408:
390:
373:
372:
370:
367:
346:
343:
331:Little Richard
327:Aileen Plunket
293:Robert Freeman
201:
198:
169:
166:
115:
114:
103:
99:
96:
95:
93:
89:
88:
85:
81:
80:
77:
73:
72:
71:(aged 87)
65:
61:
60:
55:
44:
40:
39:
36:
28:
27:
25:Maureen Cleave
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
995:
984:
981:
979:
976:
974:
971:
969:
966:
964:
961:
959:
956:
954:
951:
949:
946:
944:
941:
940:
938:
928:
923:
919:
916:
913:
909:
905:
902:
900:
897:
896:
892:
885:
879:
875:
871:
870:
865:
860:
856:
852:
846:
842:
838:
837:
831:
830:
825:
816:
812:
811:
806:
799:
796:
791:
789:0-312-25464-4
785:
781:
776:
775:
769:
763:
760:
755:
749:
745:
738:
736:
732:
727:
725:9780316013314
721:
717:
710:
708:
704:
692:
688:
681:
678:
673:
669:
662:
655:
653:
649:
646:, p. 99.
645:
640:
637:
632:
628:
622:
619:
615:
610:
607:
594:
590:
584:
582:
580:
578:
576:
574:
572:
570:
568:
566:
562:
549:
545:
538:
536:
534:
532:
528:
515:
511:
505:
502:
489:
485:
478:
476:
474:
472:
470:
466:
453:
449:
443:
440:
435:
428:
425:
421:
417:
412:
409:
404:
400:
394:
391:
387:
383:
378:
375:
368:
366:
364:
360:
355:
353:
345:Personal life
344:
342:
340:
336:
332:
328:
323:
319:
314:
312:
311:
306:
305:
300:
299:
294:
290:
289:Sonny Freeman
286:
282:
278:
273:
271:
267:
263:
251:
247:
246:Brian Epstein
238:
236:
232:
231:
230:Juke Box Jury
225:
221:
217:
216:show business
213:
209:
208:
199:
197:
195:
191:
187:
183:
179:
178:British India
175:
167:
165:
163:
162:
157:
156:
151:
150:
145:
144:
139:
135:
131:
127:
126:
121:
94:
90:
86:
82:
78:
74:
66:
62:
58:
57:British India
45:
41:
34:
29:
22:
19:
872:. New York:
868:
855:Google Books
853:– via
835:
808:
798:
778:. New York:
773:
768:Sheff, David
762:
743:
715:
694:. Retrieved
690:
680:
672:47 Shoe Lane
671:
660:
644:Venturo 2021
639:
630:
621:
609:
597:. Retrieved
592:
552:. Retrieved
548:The Guardian
547:
518:. Retrieved
513:
504:
492:. Retrieved
488:The Guardian
487:
456:. Retrieved
452:the original
442:
427:
419:
411:
402:
393:
386:47 Shoe Lane
385:
377:
356:
352:Lawford Hall
348:
334:
315:
308:
302:
296:
285:Pete Shotton
274:
249:
239:
228:
223:
205:
203:
190:Oxford Union
171:
159:
153:
147:
141:
137:
123:
119:
118:
69:(2021-11-06)
37:Cleave, 1964
18:
948:2021 deaths
943:1934 births
520:19 November
310:Rubber Soul
220:the Beatles
134:John Lennon
76:Nationality
937:Categories
599:9 November
554:9 November
494:9 November
369:References
256:March to 1
168:Early life
158:magazine,
87:Journalist
84:Occupation
49:1934-10-20
514:The Times
318:Bob Dylan
277:Bob Spitz
235:Bobby Vee
196:in 1957.
130:Bob Dylan
815:Archived
770:(2000).
550:. London
490:. London
458:23 March
339:murdered
240:In early
138:Standard
908:Discogs
866:(ed.).
826:Sources
696:14 July
270:Midwest
182:Athlone
112:
104:
100:
79:British
924:
880:
847:
786:
750:
722:
258:
254:
252:from 4
242:
200:Career
140:, the
92:Spouse
304:Help!
266:South
174:Delhi
106:(
102:
922:IMDb
878:ISBN
845:ISBN
784:ISBN
748:ISBN
720:ISBN
698:2018
665:Via
601:2021
556:2021
522:2021
496:2021
460:2016
320:and
307:and
268:and
155:Saga
132:and
64:Died
43:Born
920:at
283:".
939::
843:.
813:.
807:.
782:.
734:^
706:^
689:.
670:.
651:^
629:.
591:.
564:^
546:.
530:^
512:.
486:.
468:^
418:.
401:.
384:.
301:,
272:.
237:.
176:,
152:,
146:,
108:m.
886:.
857:.
792:.
756:.
728:.
700:.
663:.
633:.
603:.
558:.
524:.
498:.
462:.
405:.
51:)
47:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
