Melinda Ledbetter | |
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![]() Ledbetter in 1964 | |
Born | Melinda Kae Ledbetter[1] October 3, 1946 Pueblo, Colorado, U.S. |
Died | January 30, 2024 | (aged 77)
Other names | Melinda Wilson[2][3] |
Occupation(s) | Manager and conservator of Brian Wilson |
Years active | 1990sā2024 |
Organization | BriMel Music |
Spouse | |
Children | 5 (adopted) |
Melinda Kae Ledbetter (October 3, 1946 ā January 30, 2024) was an American talent manager who was the second wife and longtime manager of Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys. She was once also a model and car saleswoman.[4] Ledbetter was credited with helping to initiate Wilson's court-ordered separation from his former psychologist, Eugene Landy,[4] and leading Wilson to proper medical care.[5] Her account of her early relationship with Wilson was dramatized for the 2014 biopic Love & Mercy, in which Ledbetter is portrayed by Elizabeth Banks.[6]
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