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Tara Browne (4 March 1945 – 18 December 1966) was a London-based Irish socialite and heir to the Guinness fortune. His December 1966 death in a car crash was an inspiration for the Beatles' song "A Day in the Life".
Mar 9, 2023 · The 21-year-old socialite Tara Browne, a friend to The Beatles and an heir to the Guinness empire, died on this day in a traffic accident. A report detailing the coroner’s verdict into his death inspired John Lennon when writing ‘A Day In The Life’.
May 31, 2017 · Tara Browne was a wealthy and rebellious socialite who died in a car crash in 1966. His fate inspired the Beatles to write the epic final track of their album 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'.
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Feb 21, 2024 · Dec. 18, 1966: On the day of Keith’s 23rd birthday, Tara Browne, heir to the Guinness fortune (and Brian Jones’ closest friend, which threw Brian into an irreconcilable depression), was killed when driving at high speed in his car, which collided with a parked lorry in South Kensington, London.
Aug 13, 2011 · A personal recollection of Tara Browne, the young Irish aristocrat who died in a car crash in 1966, immortalised by the Beatles. The article describes his Parisian adventures, his family troubles, and his tragic end.
Jun 6, 2017 · The driver, 21-year-old Tara Browne, heir to a million-pound Guinness Brewery fortune, died of his injuries a shortly thereafter. The story was still making headlines a month later,...
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Oct 31, 2016 · In Swinging London, most figures of significance inhabited one circle – art, pop, criminality or aristocracy – but intersected with others. Tara Browne was no exception.
