WRITER

Derek Taylor

1932 - 1997

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Derek Wyn Taylor (7 May 1932 – 8 September 1997) was a British journalist, writer, publicist and record producer. He is best known for his role as press officer to the Beatles, with whom he worked in 1964 and then from 1968 to 1970, and was one of several associates to earn the moniker "the Fifth Beatle". Before returning to London to head the publicity for the Beatles' Apple Corps organisation in 1968, he worked as the publicist for California-based bands such as the Byrds, the Beach Boys and the Mamas and the Papas. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Derek Taylor has received more than 397,314 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Derek Taylor is the 6,263rd most popular writer, the 5,302nd most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 602nd most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 400k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

As Time Goes by
1973
The cay
Readers, English language readers, Survival
1998
Stalinism and Soviet Cinema
Stalin, joseph, 1879-1953, Motion pictures, political aspects, Motion pictures, soviet union
2011
Hospitality Sales and Promotion
Hospitality industry
2012
Prentice Hall Literature - Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes - The British Tradition
Readers (Secondary), Study and teaching (Secondary), English literature
2002
Reason and Religion in Clarissa
2017

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Derek Taylor ranks 6,263 out of 7,302. Before him are Michael Chabon, Alex Yermolinsky, Dorothy Richardson, Aleksandar Hemon, Philip G. Epstein, and Matti Yrjänä Joensuu. After him are Lauren Weisberger, Renata Viganò, Gita Mehta, Athol Fugard, Ingvar Ambjørnsen, and George Farquhar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Derek Taylor ranks 515. Before him are W. Morgan Sheppard, Andrew Young, Jake Garn, Slide Hampton, Daniel Kleppner, and Poul Pedersen. After him are Barbara Shelley, Vitold Kreyer, Athol Fugard, Robert L. Forward, Danny Hodge, and Coxsone Dodd. Among people deceased in 1997, Derek Taylor ranks 299. Before him are Shirley Clarke, Ekaterina Kalinchuk, John Porter, Gul Mohammed, Robert Herman, and Rawya Ateya. After him are Max Bloesch, Don Messick, Gulshan Kumar, Roger Laurent, Rod Milburn, and Mario Velarde.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Derek Taylor ranks 5,302 out of 8,785. Before him are Harriet Harman (1950), Constant Lambert (1905), Dorothy Richardson (1873), Joe Meek (1929), Sophia Myles (1980), and Louisa Garrett Anderson (1873). After him are Keiran Lee (1984), William Nicholson (1872), Janet Munro (1934), Prince Louis of Cambridge (2018), Bertie Mee (1918), and Annie Haslam (1947).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Derek Taylor ranks 602. Before him are Barbara Pym (1913), Helen Bannerman (1862), Alfred Domett (1811), Thomas Heywood (1574), R. C. Sherriff (1896), and Dorothy Richardson (1873). After him are George Farquhar (1677), Howard Jacobson (1942), Dorothy Wordsworth (1771), Caroline Norton (1808), Charlotte Smith (1749), and Polly Samson (1962).

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