- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMalcolm Frederick Evans
- Nicknames
- The Gentle Giant
- The Beatles Shadow
- Mal the Pal
- Height6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
- Mal Evans was born on May 27, 1935 in England, UK. He was an actor, known for Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs (1974), Let It Be (1970) and Badfinger: No Matter What (1970). He was married to Lily Evans. He died on January 4, 1976 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseLily Evans(September 28, 1957 - September 1973) (separated, 2 children)
- ChildrenGary EvansJulie Suzanne Evans
- ParentsFrederick EvansJoan Evans
- RelativesPamela Evans(Sibling)June Evans(Sibling)Barbara Evans(Sibling)
- Was a bouncer of the Cavern Club where The Beatles played until Brian Epstein offered him a job as a road manager for the Beatles.
- He was cremated after his death, and his ashes shipped back to England... becoming lost in the mail en route. John Lennon's wry comment when he heard the news was that Mal likely "wound up in the Dead Letter Department." His ashes were eventually located, and given to his family.
- On the song "A Day in the Life" from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Mal is the one heard counting out the timing on the 24-bar orchestral build up.
- Depressed over the breakup of his marriage, Evans locked himself in his bedroom with an air pistol. His live-in girlfriend called the police, who shot him several times when he refused to drop the gun. He died instantly.
- Mal discovered Badfinger and signed them a record deal with Apple, The Beatles' record company. Mal was an executive of Apple until he was sacked by Allen Klein in 1970.
- I would get requests from the four of them to do six different things at one time and it was always a case of relying on instinct and experience in awarding priorities. They used to be right sods for the first few days until they realised that everything was going to go smoothly and they could get into the routine of recording... Then I would find time between numerous cups of tea and salad sandwiches and baked beans on toast to listen to the recording in the control room. (On The Beatles)
--from his diary at the time of Magical Mystery Tour (1967)
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