Olivia Arias

Biography

 

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1948
May 18- Olivia Trinidad Arias was born in Mexico City, Mexico to Zeke and Mary Louise Arias

1974
-George Harrison and Olivia Arias met at a party for A&M Records in Los Angeles, California after speaking to each other over the phone many times.
November 2- December 20- Olivia accompanies George on his Dark Horse North American Tour
December 13- George, Olivia, Harry Harrison, Ravi Shankar, and Billy Preston visit United States President Gerald Ford for lunch at the White House in Washinton D.C.
December 15- George and Olivia met up with John Lennon and May Pang at the Plaza Hotel, New York City, New York
December 25- George and Olivia spend Christmas in Hawaii

1975
March 24- Paul and Linda McCartney celebrated that end of recording sessions for "Venus and Mars" on the Queen Mary boat from Long Beach, California. George, Olivia, Heather McCartney, Mary McCartney, Stella McCartney, Wings, Led Zeppelin, the Jackson 5, Faces, Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Joni Mitchell, Carole King, Marvin Gaye, Rudy Vallee, Phil Everly, Bob and Sarah Dylan, Ryan and Tatum O'Neal, Dean Martin, Tony Curtis, Paul Williams, Cher, David Cassidy, Peter Grant, Mal Evans, and Derek Taylor all attended
July- George and Olivia attended the premiere of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" in Hollywood, California

1976
November 17
- George and Olivia went for a dinner party at Chasen's on Hollywood Boulevard thrown by Warner Brothers to announce a worldwide distribution deal with Dark Horse Records
November 20
- George performed on "Saturday Night Live" in New York City, New York with Paul Simon. Olivia attended and the after party

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7
January-
George and Olivia traveled to India to attend Ravi Shankar's niece's wedding
February 6
- George and Olivia traveled to Acapulco, Mexico for a press party and traveled to Los Angeles, California
June-
George and Olivia attended the Monte Carlo rally with Ringo Starr and Nancy Andrews
June 28-
George and Olivia attended a party at the Savoy Hotel in London, England for "Farewell from Britain" luncheon honoring Derek Taylor
December 1
7- George and Olivia traveled to Hawaii for Christmas

1978
-Olivia announced that she was pregnant

April
- George and Olivia attended the Grand Prix in Long Beach, California
April 4
- George and Olivia arrived back in London, England
May-
George and Olivia intended to marry, but George's father, Harry Harrison, died and the couple decided to cancel the wedding plans
June 2
- George and Olivia traveled to Madrid, Spain
June 5
- George and Olivia arrived back in London, England
August 1
- Olivia gave birth to a son, Dhani, at Princess Christian Nursing Home in Berkshire, London, England.
August 25-
George took Olivia to Amsterdam, Holland for her to recover from childbirth
September 2
- George Harrison and Olivia Trinidad Arias were secretly married at the Henley-on-Thames Registry Office
September 7
- George and Olivia announced that they were married and traveled to Tunisia for their honeymoon and for George to oversee the filming of "Life with Brian" with Monty Python
October 21
- George and Olivia arrived in England

1979

January 31
- George, Olivia and Gary Wright went to the Brazilian Grand Prix in Rio, Brazil
February
8- George and Olivia traveled to Paris, France and then to London, England
May 19
- George and Olivia attended Eric and Patti Clapton's wedding reception. George joined Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr on stage, jamming to old tunes- making the first "Beatles" reunion since their breakup in 1970
May 24
- George and Olivia traveled to Monte Carlo
May 26
- George and Olivia joined with Ringo Starr at the Monaco Grand Prix
May 28
- George and Olivia arrived in England
August 1
- George, Olivia, and Dhani traveled to Athens, Greece
August 17
- George, Olivia, and Dhani arrived in England
December 6
- George and Olivia attended the Springfield Boys Club Christmas Show in Big Hill, London, England

1980

January 21-
George and Olivia sent Paul and Linda McCartney a telegram. Paul and Linda were on tour with Wings when Paul got arrested for possession of marijuana
February 11
- George, Olivia and Dhani arrived at the airport to travel to St. Bartholomys, New York, but their flight was cancelled due to a fault wheel. The family went on Maurice Gibb's private jet
March 7
- George, Olivia, and Dhani travelled from New York to Miami, Florida to catch a flight in England
March 8
- George, Olivia, and Dhani arrived in England
March 29
- George and Olivia joined Friends of the Earth anti-nuclear march through London
April 14
- George, Olivia, and Dhani were spotted at Cornwall, England looking for a home
May 20
- George and Olivia attended Chelsea Flower Show
July 12
- George and Olivia took a private helicopter to Brands Hatch's British Grand Prix
August 8
- George, Olivia, and Dhani took a holiday
August 18-
George, Olivia, and Dhani arrived in England
September 26
- George traveled to Montreal, Canada to Los Angeles, California
October 1
- Olivia and Dhani traveled to Los Angeles, California to join George
October 24
- George, Olivia, and Dhani arrived in England
December 9
- In the early hours of the morning, Olivia took the call from Louise Harrison (George's sister) who told her the news of John Lennon's death. Olivia woke George up to inform him the news

1981

March 16-19
- George and Olivia spent their time at Birmingham Metropole & Warwick NEC Hotel
March 21
- George, Olivia, and Dhani traveled to Copenhagen
March 22
- George, Olivia, and Dhani arrived in England
March 30-31
- George, Olivia, and Dhani traveled to Rome, Italy and stayed at the Ergife Palace Hotel
May 31
- George and Olivia decline the wedding invitation for Dave Herman in Connecticut, USA. The Harrisons sent a bouquet of flowers
October
- George and Olivia traveled to Hawaii, staying at Maui plantations for Dr. Zion Yo to celebrate his rejuvenation center.
Octobe
r- George and Olivia attended the premiere of "Time Bandits"
Decembe
r- George, Olivia, and Dhani spent Christmas at Hamilton Island, Australia, cruising on a charter boat through the barrier reef

1982

Januar
y- George, Olivia, and Dhani arrived in England
February 15
- George and Olivia stayed at the L'Ermitage Hotel in Beverly Hills, California to receive the UNICEF Award
February 18
- George and Olivia returned to England
Jun
e- George and Olivia attended Simon & Garfunkel's concert at Wembley Stadium. Later, the couple when to a Jazz club
October 28
- George, Olivia, and Dhani traveled to Washington D.C. and stayed at the Watergate Hotel

1983

January 24
- George, Olivia, and Dhani traveled to Singapore
January 25
- George, Olivia, and Dhani traveled to Perth, Australia

1984

February
- George celebrates his 41st birthday with Olivia and Dhani

1985

November 5
- Ringo, Barbara, and Olivia attended "Fashion Aid" at Royal Albert Hall to aid the African famine relief fund and the Band Aid trust

1986

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Carl Perkins hosted a made-for-TV concert special with George, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, and more. Olivia, Barbara Bach, and Patti Clapton were in the audience
June 15
- Olivia and Mary Hopkin team up to protest against plans to turn the only cinema into a supermarket at Henley, Oxfordshire.

1987

February 16
- George and Olivia traveled to Los Angeles, California
December 28
- George and Olivia traveled to Los Angeles, California to promote "Cloud Nine" for the next two months

1988

Olivia made an appearance in George's music video for "This is Love" from his Cloud Nine album
March 1
- George and Olivia attended a party for Renata John at Brown's in Covent Garden, London, England

1989

November 18
- George and Olivia attended "Parents For Safe Foods" concert at Royal Albert Hall. The charity features the panel Linda McCartney, Barbara Bach, and Olivia

1990

April 9
- Olivia gave her first interview in 15 years, talking about Romanian Angel Appeal, launched by Olivia, Barbara Bach, Yoko Ono, and Linda McCartney
April 20
- George and Olivia appear on Simon Bates' BBC Radio One program
June 20
- George and Olivia were interviewed for the RAA documentary
June 22
- 'Nobody's Child' for "Wogan" was shown to help promote RAA
July 18
- George, Olivia, Ringo Starr, and Barbara Bach attended a party at Hyde Park Hotel in London, England to launch the RAA album
July 23
- the Romanian Angel Appeal charity album was released

1991

November 2
8- Olivia and Dhani accompanied George to Japan for his joint tour with Eric Clapton
December 1-17
- The Japanese tour starts
December 4
- George, Olivia, and Dhani visit that Hankyu Department Store in Osaka
December 7
- George, Olivia, and Dhani visit the Hiroshima Peace Park
December 8-
George, Olivia, and Dhani visit Fukouka, Japan
December 16-
George, Olivia, and Dhani visit Tokyo's International Market
December 18-
After the tour ended, the Harrisons arrived back in England

1992

October 14
- George and Olivia travel to New York City, New York
October 20
- George and Olivia returned to England

1993

February 25
- George celebrates his 50th birthday party at London's Town & Country Club in Kentish Town, London

1995

July 15-
George, Olivia, and Dhani attended the Ravi Shankar recitial at the Barbican in London, England
July 19
- George and Olivia attended a secret Rolling Stones gig at Brixton Academy. Later, George and Olivia visited Ronnie Wood at home
December
- Olivia announced that the sum of proceeds of the Beatles Anthology is to be donated to the RAA

1996
-Olivia appeared in the Beatles' "Real Love" music video, released on the Beatles Anthology
May 20- George and Olivia attended the Chelsea Flower Show
July 1- George and Olivia were guests of honor at a dinner at Bhatitivedanta manor held to celebrate ISKCONS victory in the battle to continue holding public worship at the temple and to build an access road through the back of the site

1997

March-
George, Olivia, and Dhani traveled to Australia

1998

June 8
- George, Olivia, and Dhani attended Linda McCartney's memorial service in London, England

1999

May 24
- George, Olivia, Ringo Starr, and Barbara Bach attended the annual Chelsea Flower Show in London, England
June
2- George, Olivia, and Patti Boyd attended Eric Clapton's 100 guitar collection at Christie's Charity auction
October
9- George, Olivia, and Dhani attended Ravi Shankar's concert at the Barbican Center in London
December
30- George and Olivia were attacked in the early hours of the morning. George and Olivia were admitted to Royal Berkshire Hospital. Dhani, home for the holidays from college, took care of the parents.

2000
-George and Olivia invited Paul McCartney and Heather Mills to Los Angeles, California to see Cirque du Soleil's "O"

January 16
- George and Olivia traveled to Ireland and stayed at Ronnie and Jo Wood's home. They released a picture and a statement, thanking fans for their support and concern
June
20- Olivia, Dhani, and Mary McCartney attended Ravi Shankar's concert at the Barbican Center in London, England
June
25- George, Olivia, Dhani, and Beth Earl attended the Goodwood Festival of Speed in London, England
June 27
- George, Olivia, Dhani, Mary and James McCartney attended Ravi Shankar's birthday concert at the Barbican Center in London

2001

May
- Paul McCartney and Heather Mills traveled to Euproe to have dinner with George and Olivia. Paul and George fooled around with the ukuleles
May-
Dhani graduated from Brown University in Rhode Island
November
- Paul McCartney and Heather Mills visited George after getting a call from Olivia telling them that George is unwell in New York
November
29- George Harrison dies of cancer in Los Angeles, California. Olivia and Dhani were at his side. A few hours later, George was cremated
December
3- Olivia and Dhani held a private memorial service for George in California. Yoko Ono and Tom Petty attended

2002
-Olivia sued her former brother in law, Carl Roles, for stealing George's possessions from their home to sell them for money
-Olivia and Eric Clapton announced that there will be a concert for George's memory on November 29th (the anniversary of George's death) at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England

April 13
- Olivia attended the Rainforest Foundation Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall. Sting, Elton John, Patti LaBelle, Smokey Robinson, Ravi and Anoushka Shankar were among the performers
October
30- Olivia and Dhani attended the British Independent Film Awards at the Pacha Club in London, England
November 23-
Olivia attended Tommy Campaign Christmas dinner and dance in London, England. Barbara Bach also attended
November
26- Olivia gave her first interview since George's death with NBC's anchor, Katie Couric (that was taped a couple of days previously)
November
29- Olivia attended the tribute concert for George's anniversary death. Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, Jeff Lynne, and others performed alongside Dhani

2003

January 27
- Olivia attended the London premiere of "Catch Me If You Can", starring Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio
September 24- Olivia, Dhani, Ringo Starr, Barbara Bach, Paul and Heather Mills McCartney, Tom Petty, and Yoko Ono attended the premiere of "The Concert for George" (filmed November 29, 2002) in Burbank, California