American variety show host Ed Sullivan (1901 - 1974) (left) talks with members of the British popular rock and roll band The Beatles, (left to right) George Harrison (1943 - 2001), Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and John Lennon (1940 - 1980) after or during the taping of a segment to be aired September 12 on The Ed Sullivan Show, New York, August 14, 1965. (Photo by CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images)