Olivia Harrison Biography

Olivia Trinidad Arias (b. May 18, 1948 in Mexico City, Mexico), aka '''Olivia Harrison''', is the widow of George Harrison. They had one son together, Dhani Harrison.

In 1974, Arias met George Harrison at a party. They began phone conversations and realized they had much in common. At the time, Arias was a secretary for A&M Records. Harrison had a recording contract with the company.

Following the disintegration of Harrison's marriage with model Pattie Boyd, Arias moved into Friar Park. On August 1, 1978, Arias and Harrison had their first and only child, Dhani (who attended Brown University).

They were married on September 2, 1978. The newlyweds maintained and continue to maintain the lowest profile of all the Beatle couples. Olivia became involved with the Romanian Angel Appeal with Linda McCartney, Yoko Ono and Barbara Bach in the early nineties.

Olivia was deeply concerned about the devastation Romanian children were facing and wanted to adopt a disabled child from the country. Although the government stopped the Harrisons' efforts, the Appeal has raised over a million dollars.

Olivia Harrison produced The Concert For George in her husband's memory in 2002. This concert was sold out at London's Royal Albert Hall and featured many musicians such as Eric Clapton, Jeff Lynne, Paul McCartney, Tom Petty, Billy Preston, Ravi Shankar, Ringo Starr, and many more, including the first worldwide exposure of her talented son Dhani.

She has received a Grammy Award in 2005 as a producer for the music video of the show in the Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video category.

Beatles Wives and Girlfriends

• Cynthia Lennon
• Maureen Cox
• Pattie Boyd (Harrison Clapton)
• Linda McCartney (Eastman)
• Jane Asher
• Yoko Ono
• May Pang
• Olivia Harrison
• Barbara Bach