Pattie Boyd | |
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 Boyd at the Beatles Convention in Liverpool (2018) | |
| Born | Patricia Anne Boyd 17 March 1944 Taunton, England |
| Occupation(s) | Model, photographer |
| Years active | 1961–present |
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| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
| Hair colour | Blonde |
| Eye colour | Blue |
| Website | pattieboyd |
Patricia Anne Boyd (born 17 March 1944) is an English model and photographer. She was one of the leading international models during the 1960s and, with Jean Shrimpton, epitomised the British female look of the era. Boyd married George Harrison in 1966, experiencing the height of the Beatles' popularity and sharing in their embrace of Indian spirituality. She divorced Harrison in 1977 and married mutual friend Eric Clapton in 1979; they divorced in 1989. Boyd inspired Harrison's songs "I Need You", "If I Needed Someone", "Something" and "For You Blue", and Clapton's songs "Layla", "Bell Bottom Blues" , "Wonderful Tonight", and "Have You Ever Loved a Woman".
In August 2007, Boyd published her autobiography Wonderful Today[1] (titled Wonderful Tonight in the United States). Her photographs of Harrison and Clapton, titled Through the Eye of a Muse, have been widely exhibited.