Malcolm Frederick Evans Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Malcolm Frederick "Mal" Evans (27 May 1935 – 5 January 1976) was best known as the road manager, assistant, and a friend of the Beatles.In the early 1960s, Evans was employed as a telephone engineer, and also worked part-time as a bouncer at the Cavern Club. The Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, later hired Evans as the group's assistant road manager, in tandem with Neil Aspinall. Peter Brown (one of Epstein's staff) later wrote that Evans was "a kindly, but menacing-looking young man". Evans contributed to recordings, and appeared in some of the films the group made. After The Beatles stopped touring in 1966, Evans carried on assisting them until their break-up in 1970. From 1969, Evans also found work as a record producer (most notably with Badfinger's top 10 hit "No Matter What").Evans was killed by police on 5 January 1976, at his home in Los Angeles. Officers were called when his girlfriend phoned the police and told them that Evans was confused and had a gun. The police believed that the air rifle Evans was holding was a rifle and shot him dead.
Full Name
Malcolm Frederick Evans
Net Worth
$800,000
Date Of Birth
May 27, 1935
Died
1976-01-05
Death Cause
Shot by the police
Place Of Birth
England, UK
Height
6' 3" (1.91 m)
Profession
Miscellaneous Crew, Actor, Music Department
Spouse
Lily Evans
Children
Gary Evans, b. 1961 and Julie Evans, b. 1966
Nicknames
Mal Evans, Evans, Mal
Star Sign
Gemini
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Quote
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I would get requests from the four of them to do six different things at one time and it was always a case of relying on instinct and experience in awarding priorities. They used to be right sods for the first few days until they realised that everything was going to go smoothly and they could get into the routine of recording... Then I would find time between numerous cups of tea and salad sandwiches and baked beans on toast to listen to the recording in the control room. (On The Beatles) --from his diary at the time of Magical Mystery Tour (1967)
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Fact
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On the song "A Day in the Life" from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Mal is the one heard counting out the timing on the 24-bar orchestral build up.
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He was cremated after his death, and his ashes shipped back to England... becoming lost in the mail enroute. John Lennon's wry comment when he heard the news was that Mal likely "wound up in the Dead Letter Department." His ashes were eventually located, and given to his family.
3
He continued his association with the former Beatles after he left Apple, including time spent with John Lennon and May Pang during their sojourn in Los Angeles.
4
Nearly fired several times during his first week with the Beatles, for making beginner's mistakes, including setting up Ringo's cymbals at the wrong height and losing one of John's acoustic guitars.
5
One of his jobs for the Beatles was faking their signatures for autographed photos, side-by-side with Neil Aspinall; the demand for them was just too great for the band to take the time.
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Contributed some lyrics to Paul McCartney's "Fixing A Hole", for the Sgt. Pepper album; Paul gave him a cash payment instead of a songwriting credit.
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Daughter Julie, born 1966
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Son Gary, born 1961.
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Mal and his wife were estranged from 1973 up to his death in 1976
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Has written an autobiography, "Living with the Beatles Legend" which remains unpublished.
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Mal discovered Badfinger and signed them a record deal with Apple, the Beatles' record company. Mal was an executive of Apple until he was sacked by Allen Klein in 1970
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Played on some Beatle songs - a Hammond organ for "You Won't See Me"; chorus in "Yellow Submarine" and "You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)"; Bass harmonium on "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!"; a piano for "A Day in the Life"; a tambourine of "Dear Prudence"; trumpet for "Helter Skelter"; an anvil on "Maxwell's Silver Hammer".
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Worked as a telecommunications engineer before becoming the Beatles' road manager.
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Was a bouncer of the Cavern Club where the Beatles played at until Brian Epstein offered him a job as a road manager for the Beatles.
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Depressed over the breakup of his marriage, Evans locked himself in his bedroom with an air pistol. His live-in girlfriend called the police, who shot him several times when he refused to drop the gun. He died instantly.
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Former road manager / bodyguard for the Beatles. Known as "Big" Mal Evans.
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Born to Boogie
1972
private assistant for Ringo Starr - uncredited / production assistant
Blindman
1971
private assistant for Ringo Starr - uncredited
Let It Be
1970
Documentary private assistant for the Beatles - uncredited
Candy
1968
private assistant for Ringo Starr - uncredited
Magical Mystery Tour
1967
TV Movie private assistant for the Beatles - uncredited
Help!
1965
private assistant for the Beatles - uncredited
A Hard Day's Night
1964
private assistant for the Beatles - uncredited
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Blindman
1971
Bearded rifleman on window (uncredited)
Magical Mystery Tour
1967
TV Movie
Magician Standing in the Corner / Passenger on the Bus (uncredited)
Help!
1965
Channel Swimmer (uncredited)
A Hard Day's Night
1964
Stagehand (uncredited)
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs
1974
co-composer: main title theme - uncredited / splitter: Lonely Man
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Magical Mystery Tour
1967
TV Movie idea - uncredited
Casting Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Magical Mystery Tour
1967
TV Movie uncredited
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Let It Be
1970
Documentary producer - uncredited
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Live from Studio Five
2009
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
2016
Documentary with special thanks in the memory of
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit
1991
Video documentary
Himself
David Frost Salutes the Beatles
1975
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Concert for Bangladesh
1972
Documentary
Himself (uncredited)
John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band: Sweet Toronto
1971
Video documentary
Himself (uncredited)
Let It Be
1970
Documentary
Himself (uncredited)
Top of the Pops
1970
TV Series
Himself - Musician
24 Hours: The World of John and Yoko
1969
TV Short documentary
Himself
Die Beatles und Ausschnitte aus dem Rahmenprogramm ihrer Deutschlandtournee
1966
TV Movie
Himself - Roadie (uncredited)
The Beatles at Shea Stadium
1966
TV Movie documentary
Himself
New Musical Express Poll Winners' Concert
1965
TV Movie documentary
Himself (uncredited)
What's Happening! The Beatles in the U.S.A.
1964
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Beatles in Nederland
1964
TV Movie
Himself (uncredited)
Archive Footage
Known for movies
The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit (1991) as Himself
What's Happening! The Beatles in the U.S.A. (1964) as Himself