Cast
Paul McCartney
1942
- Active years (films on this site)
- 1964–2008
- Schools and movements
- British Cinema
Directors worked with
Biography
Sir James Paul McCartney is an English musician and songwriter. He gained global fame with the Beatles, for whom he was the bassist and keyboardist, and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. McCartney is known for his melodic approach to bass-playing, versatile tenor vocal range and musical eclecticism, exploring genres ranging from pre–rock and roll pop to classical, ballads and electronica. His songwriting partnership with Lennon remains the most successful in music history.
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Awards and honours
International
- Member of the Order of the British Empire 1965
- Academy Award for Best Original Score 1971
- Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award 1990
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1999
- honorary doctor of Yale University 2008
- Gershwin Prize 2010
- Grammy Award for Best Historical Album 2011
- MusiCares Person of the Year 2012
- Officer of the Legion of Honour 2012
- Companion of Honour 2017
- Wolf Prize in Arts 2018
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Genesis Award
- Grammy Awards
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru
- Kennedy Center Honors
- Orden al Mérito Docente y Cultural Gabriela Mistral
- Order of the British Empire
- Order of the Companions of Honour
- Order of the Sun of Peru
- Polar Music Prize
- Premios Oye!
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
National / local
- Knight Bachelor 1997
- Classic Brit Awards
- Silver Clef Award
3 films on this site
- A Hard Day's Night 1964 · Richard Lester · IMDb 7.5 · Cast
- Help! 1965 · Richard Lester · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
- Of Time and the City 2008 · Terence Davies · IMDb 7.2 · Cast