Pattie Boyd
Patricia Anne "Pattie" Boyd (born 17 March 1944) is an English model, photographer and author. She began her fashion career in 1962, modelling in London, New York, and Paris (for Mary Quant and others), and was photographed by David Bailey, and Terence Donovan. She appeared on the cover of Vogue and wrote for 16 Magazine.
She is the former wife of George Harrison, and Eric Clapton, and claims she was the inspiration for Harrison's "Something", "I Need You", "For You Blue", and "Isn't It a Pity", as well as Clapton's "Layla", "Wonderful Tonight", and "Bell Bottom Blues".
An exhibition of her photographs taken during her relationships with Harrison and Clapton opened at the San Francisco Art Exchange on 14 February 2005, titled Through the Eye of a Muse. The exhibition has been seen worldwide, including shows in Dublin, Sydney, Toronto, Moscow, London, and throughout the USA. Boyd's autobiography, Wonderful Today: George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Me, was published in England on 23 August 2007 (in the U.S. as Wonderful Tonight).
Read more about Pattie Boyd: Early Life, Modelling and Acting, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Photography and Autobiography
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