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Hairy auction offers Lennon lock
12/12/2007 10:27 - (SA)
London - She kept photographs of every Beatles' head she had the pleasure to have known.
In some cases, the Beatles' hairdresser kept even more - including a lock of John Lennon's hair.
On Wednesday, fans will have the chance to buy the hair and other autographed photos and Beatles memorabilia when they go up for auction in Worthing, on England's south coast.
Lennon gave the band's hairdresser, Betty Glasow, the lock of hair in a copy of his book, A Spaniard in the Works.
In the dedication he wrote, "To Betty, Lots of Love and Hair, John Lennon."
The book - with the hair still inside - could fetch as much as £3 000 or more, said Nick Muston, director of Gorringes auction house.
Glasow, who kept The Beatles' moptops trimmed on the A Hard Days Night and Help film sets, decided to sell the items because she wanted fans to have them, Muston said.
Signed photographs
"She feels that rather than these things being stuck in a drawer with nobody enjoying them, real enthusiasts (could) get their hands on these things," Muston said.
Other items in the sale include signed photographs of the band dedicated to Glasow, including one where George Harrison signed the photo George "Dandruff" Harrison.
Another lot includes a programme, ticket and a screw from one of the seats at a 1965 Beatles Christmas Concert at Hammersmith Apollo in London, where fans ripped out seats so they could dance in the aisles.
Glasow also worked with a number of actors, and her collection includes a photo album of signed photos and personal messages from actors such as Michael Caine from Educating Rita and Peter Ustinov from Death on the Nile, as well as Steve McQueen from The War Love and Harrison Ford from Patriot Games, and the cast of the Harry Potter films.
- AP
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