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Good Ol' Freda (2013)

The story of Freda Kelly, a shy Liverpudlian teenager asked to work for a young local band hoping to make it big: The Beatles. Their loyal secretary from beginning to end, Freda tells her tales for the first time in 50 years.

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Music Documentary History

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United Kingdom United States of America

Companies

Tripod Media

Freda Kelly

Self

Tony Barrow

Self

Billy Hatton

Self

Ringo Starr

Self

John Lennon

Self (archive footage)

Paul McCartney

Self (archive footage)

George Harrison

Self (archive footage)

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