Richard DiLello explained

Richard DiLello should not be confused with Richard DiLallo.

Richard DiLello (born 1945) is an American photographer, author, and screenwriter.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Career

Serving as the "house hippie" (formally termed Client Liaison Officer) at Apple Corps, DiLello's duties included promotional campaigns for The Beatles, Badfinger and other artists who were signed to Apple Records, he later published a memoir of his experiences working at Apple titled The Longest Cocktail Party.^{[5] [6]}

DiLello also became a screenwriter, and went on to write the screenplay for the 1983 Sean Penn film Bad Boys; the 1988 film Colors, as well as writing for television shows such as Midnight Caller,^[7] DEA,^[8] and Dellaventura.^[9]

Works

As Photographer

• Janis Joplin - I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! (1969)
• John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Wedding Album (1970) (1997 remaster)
• Badfinger - No Dice (1970)
• George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970) (50th Anniversary Edition)
• John Tavener - The Whale (1970)
• Badfinger - Straight Up (1971)
• Ian McDonald and Michael Giles - McDonald and Giles (1970)
• The Raspberries - Starting Over (1974)
• Barbara Acklin - A Place in the Sun (1975)
• Black Sheep - Black Sheep (1975)
• Black Sheep - Encouraging Words (1975)
• The Reflections - Love on Delivery (1975)
• Roger Moon - Second Class View of Paradise (1975)
• Bux - We Came to Play (1976)
• Charlie - No Second Chance (1977)

Film

Year	Title	Writer	Producer
1983	Bad Boys
1988	Colors

Television

Year	Title	Writer	Producer	Director	Notes
1986	Popeye Doyle				Television Film
1988-91	Midnight Caller				Creator
1990	The Brotherhood				Television Film
1990-91	DEA				Creator
1997	Riot				Television Film
1997-98	Dellaventura				Co-Creator

Unmade film/television projects

• Aspen, a prime time soap set in the resort town of the same name^[10]
• Dark Matter^[11]
• Dark Moon Rising^[11]
• Escape^{[12] [13]}
• The Michael Concepcion Story aka The Original Gangster, a project about the creation, growth, and rise to power of South-Central L.A.’s Crips gang that would have been directed by Renny Harlin^{[14] [15] [11]}
• Murder in Cold, Blue Blood, an adaptation of a Dominick Dunne article about a blue-blood murder in a cheap Las Vegas hotel^[16]
• Never Fade Away: The Kurt Cobain Story, an adaptation of the Dave Thompson book about the life and times of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain^[17]
• Vegas Metro, a Las Vegas-based action drama^[18]

External links

• • Richard DiLello @thetvdb.com

Notes and References

1. Book: The Rough Guide to the Beatles. 2003. 9781848367524. en. 2024-02-06 . Guides . Rough . Rough Guides UK .
2. Book: Miss O'Dell My Hard Days and Long Nights with The Beatles, The Stones, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, and the Women They Loved. 2009. 9781416590934. en. 2024-02-06 . O'Dell . Chris . Ketcham . Katherine . Simon and Schuster .
3. Book: As Time Goes By. 2018. 9780571349029. en. 2024-02-06 . Taylor . Derek . Faber & Faber .
4. Book: Without You The Tragic Story of Badfinger. 2000. 9780965712224. en. 2024-02-13 . Matovina . Dan . Frances Glover Books .
5. Book: The Longest Cocktail Party: An Insider Account of the Beatles & the Wild Rise and Fall of Their Multi-Million Dollar Apple Empire. archive.org. 978-1-4706-1517-8 . 2024-02-13. mdy-all.
6. Web site: A House Hippie on Tour. 2022-04-14. meetthebeatlesforreal.com. 2024-01-29.
7. News: Review/Television; Policeman in New Series Is Host of Call-In Show. The New York Times. 25 October 1988. O'Connor. John J..
8. Web site: DEA. 1990-09-28. ew.com. 2024-02-06.
9. Web site: Fall TV Preview 1997: Tuesday. 1997-09-12. ew.com. 2024-02-06.
10. Web site: Fox wants to expand audience. 1993-03-24. www.variety.com. 2024-02-06.
11. Book: Film Writers Directory Volume 8. 2000. 9781580650182 . en. 2024-02-06.
12. Web site: Judgment night. www.copyrightencyclopedia.com. 2024-02-06.
13. Book: Film Writers Guide. 1998. 9780943728988. en. 2024-02-06 . Avallone . Susan . Lone Eagle .
14. Web site: A look inside Hollywood and the movies : L.A. STORIES : Crips Saga in Development. May 17, 1992. Los Angeles Times. February 6, 2024.
15. Web site: Cliffhanger' sees some (illegal) action. 1992-08-03. www.variety.com. 2024-02-06.
16. Web site: Gross shapes slate. 2002-09-15. www.variety.com. 2024-02-06.
17. News: Cashing In on Cobain? . The Washington Post. 1 June 1994. Harrington. Richard.
18. Web site: Original 'Invasion'. 1997-05-08. www.variety.com. 2024-02-06.