About George

Death

Harrison developed throat cancer, which was discovered in 1997 after a lump on his neck was analysed.^[156] He attributed it to his smoking in the 1960s. Early in May 2001, it was revealed that he had undergone an operation at the Mayo Clinic to remove a cancerous growth from one of his lungs.^[157] In July of that year, it was reported that Harrison was receiving radiotherapy for a brain tumour at a clinic in Switzerland.^[158] In November 2001, Harrison began radiotherapy at Staten Island University Hospital in New York City. During his treatment there, Dr. Gilbert Lederman, a radiation oncologist, allegedly revealed confidential medical information to the public and forced Harrison to autograph a guitar. The incident led to a lawsuit, which was ultimately settled out of court under the condition that the guitar be "disposed of".^[159] Despite the treatments and operations, Harrison died on 29 November 2001 at a Hollywood Hills mansion that was once leased by McCartney and was previously owned by Courtney Love.^[160] His death was listed on his Los Angeles County death certificate as "metastatic non-small cell lung cancer".^[161] He was cremated at Hollywood Forever Cemetery and his ashes were scattered in the Ganges River by his close family in a private ceremony according to Hindu tradition.^{[162][163][164]} He left almost £100 million in his will.^[165]

In 2002, on the first anniversary of Harrison's death, the Concert for George was held at the Royal Albert Hall; it was organized by Eric Clapton and included performances by many of Harrison's musical friends. The profits from the concert went to Harrison's charity, the Material World Charitable Foundation.^[166]