His wife, Lesley, died of cancer in October 2004. Artistic work Books He was the author of: Yesterday: The Beatles Remembered with Martin Robers, Pan Macmillan (7 April 1988) Yesterday: My Life With the Beatles (a revised edition of the above) Movie Publisher Services (July 1991) A Secret History (an inside account of The Beatles' rise and fall) John Blake (November 2001) With the Beatles (a revised edition of the above) John Blake Publishing (1 September 2003) Taylor collaborated in his official biography: Hello Goodbye: The Story of Mr. Fixit by George Gunby, Yesterday Once More (2001) Theatre "From Cavern to Rooftop", in which he spoke about his memories with interludes of Beatles music. Tapes He made a series of six audio tapes with the titles of: "From Cavern to Rooftop", "From Strawberry Fields to Magical Mystery Tour", "Remembering Brian", "Inside Apple" and "John" and "Paul". These are available as CDs from Yesterday Once More. Taylor also narrated A Beatles Liverpool Guide – Walk and Drive. Tributes In 2016 Taylor was honoured with a blue heritage plaque at The Brindley theatre in Runcorn. References External links Alistair Taylor, Beatles “Mr Fix-it” and Brian Epstein’s PA, interview with Taylor (May 2004). 1935 births 2004 deaths English non-fiction writers Apple Corps People from Runcorn English male non-fiction writers 20th-century Royal Air Force personnel Royal Air Force airmen