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American photographer and author (born 1945)
Richard DiLello (born 1945) is an American photographer, author, and
screenwriter .
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Career
Serving as the "house hippie" (formally termed Client Liaison Officer) at
Apple Corps , DiLello's duties included promotional campaigns for
The Beatles ,
Badfinger and other artists who were signed to
Apple Records , he later published a memoir of his experiences working at Apple titled
The Longest Cocktail Party .
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DiLello also became a screenwriter, and went on to write the screenplay for the 1983
Sean Penn film
Bad Boys ; the 1988 film
Colors , as well as writing for television shows such as
Midnight Caller ,
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DEA ,
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Dellaventura .
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Works
As Photographer
Film
Television
Year
Title
Writer
Producer
Director
Notes
1986
Popeye Doyle
Yes
Yes
No
Television Film
1988-91
Midnight Caller
Yes
Yes
No
Creator
1990
The Brotherhood
Yes
Co-Executive
No
Television Film
1990-91
DEA
Yes
Executive
No
Creator
1997
Riot
Yes
No
Yes
Television Film
1997-98
Dellaventura
Yes
Executive
No
Co-Creator
Unmade Film/Television projects
Aspen , A prime time soap set in the resort town of the same name.
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Dark Matter .
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Dark Moon Rising .
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Escape .
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The Michael Concepcion Story aka The Original Gangster , A project about the creation, growth, and rise to power of South-Central L.A.’s Crips gang that would’ve been directed by
Renny Harlin .
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Murder in Cold, Blue Blood , an adaptation of a
Dominick Dunne article about a blue-blood murder in a cheap Las Vegas hotel.
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Never Fade Away: The Kurt Cobain Story , an adaptation of the Dave Thompson book about the life and times of
Nirvana frontman
Kurt Cobain .
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Vegas Metro , a Las Vegas-based action drama.
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References
^ Guides, Rough (2003).
The Rough Guide to the Beatles . Rough Guides UK.
ISBN
9781848367524 . Retrieved 2024-02-06 .
^ O'Dell, Chris; Ketcham, Katherine (2009).
Miss O'Dell My Hard Days and Long Nights with The Beatles, The Stones, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, and the Women They Loved . Simon and Schuster.
ISBN
9781416590934 . Retrieved 2024-02-06 .
^ Taylor, Derek (2018).
As Time Goes By . Faber & Faber.
ISBN
9780571349029 . Retrieved 2024-02-06 .
^ Matovina, Dan (2000).
Without You The Tragic Story of Badfinger . Frances Glover Books.
ISBN
9780965712224 . Retrieved 2024-02-13 .
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The Longest Cocktail Party: An Insider Account of the Beatles & the Wild Rise and Fall of Their Multi-Million Dollar Apple Empire .
ISBN
978-1-4706-1517-8 . Retrieved February 13, 2024 .
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"A House Hippie on Tour" . www.meetthebeatlesforreal.com . 2022-04-14. Retrieved 2024-01-29 .
^ O'Connor, John J. (25 October 1988).
"Review/Television; Policeman in New Series Is Host of Call-In Show" . The New York Times .
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"DEA" . www.ew.com . 1990-09-28. Retrieved 2024-02-06 .
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"Fall TV Preview 1997: Tuesday" . www.ew.com . 1997-09-12. Retrieved 2024-02-06 .
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"Fox wants to expand audience" . www.variety.com . 1993-03-24. Retrieved 2024-02-06 .
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Film Writers Directory Volume 8 . 2000.
ISBN
9781580650182 . Retrieved 2024-02-06 .
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"Judgment night" . www.copyrightencyclopedia.com . Retrieved 2024-02-06 .
^ Avallone, Susan (1998).
Film Writers Guide . Lone Eagle.
ISBN
9780943728988 . Retrieved 2024-02-06 .
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"A look inside Hollywood and the movies : L.A. STORIES : Crips Saga in Development" .
Los Angeles Times . May 17, 1992. Retrieved February 6, 2024 .
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"Cliffhanger' sees some (illegal) action" . www.variety.com . 1992-08-03. Retrieved 2024-02-06 .
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"Gross shapes slate" . www.variety.com . 2002-09-15. Retrieved 2024-02-06 .
^ Harrington, Richard (1 June 1994).
"Cashing In on Cobain?" . The Washington Post .
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"Original 'Invasion' " . www.variety.com . 1997-05-08. Retrieved 2024-02-06 .
External links
International National Academics