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Melinda Kae Ledbetter (October 3, 1946 – 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 ]
Brian Wilson has paid tribute to his late wife Melinda Ledbetter, who has died at the age of 77. The Beach Boys co-founder married Ledbetter, who was also his longtime manager, in 1995.
In the 1980s, an older and heavily medicated Brian Wilson meets Melinda Ledbetter, a Cadillac saleswoman. She begins a relationship with him, but is disturbed by the controlling influence Wilson's therapist and legal guardian Dr. Eugene Landy has over Wilson's life. Eventually, she disengages from the relationship, but not before, with help ...
Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys.Often called a genius for his novel approaches to pop composition, extraordinary musical aptitude, and mastery of recording techniques, he is widely acknowledged as one of the most innovative and significant songwriters of the 20th century.
These events are told from the point of view of Wilson's then-girlfriend Melinda Ledbetter. Screenwriter Oren Moverman stated that virtually everything in the 1980s portions was sourced from conversations he had with Ledbetter. He felt that Landy was the most difficult character to write for, "even though many things that he says in the movie I ...
Lilly Ledbetter (1938–2024), American activist and plaintiff in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Marshall Ledbetter (1969–2003), American protester; Melinda Ledbetter (1946–2024), American talent manager and wife of Brian Wilson; Mike Ledbetter (1985–2019), American blues singer and guitarist; Monte Ledbetter (born 1943 ...
Marilyn Wilson-Rutherford (née Rovell; born February 6, 1948) is an American singer who is best known as the first wife of Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson.She was also a member of two girl groups, the Honeys in the 1960s and American Spring in the 1970s.
Alan Charles Jardine (born September 3, 1942) is an American musician who co-founded the Beach Boys.He is best known as the band's rhythm guitarist, background vocalist, and for occasionally singing lead vocals on singles such as number-one hit "Help Me, Rhonda" (1965), "Then I Kissed Her" (1965), "Cottonfields" (1970), and a cover of the Del-Vikings’ "Come Go with Me" (1981).