Paintings that once graced the halls of movie legend John Huston s Irish retreat go on sale independent.ie - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from independent.ie Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By 1966, The Beatles had achieved an incredible amount of success. The group was selling records by the millions. Young woman and men all over the world were going crazy for The Beatles. The band soon became the target of some bizarre accusations surrounding serious topics, including religion. On August 28, 1966, The Beatles gave their last taped press conference in the United States. During the fifteen minute session, the band received some weird questions, including Mr. Lennon and McCartney, Time Magazine has said your song Day Tripper is about a prostitute and Norwegian Wood is about a lesbian?
Irish developer Pat Doherty is used to big money, so when he sells a portrait Lucian Freud painted of him for an estimated £15m (€17m) next month, it will be a nice pay day but probably not a great one, given the Financial Times has described him as a billionaire.