Freddie Mercury: The Biography (36 page)

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becomes ‘Freddie Mercury’
39

see also
Mercury, Freddie Bulsara, Jer (mother)
2

3
,
7

FM award accepted by
259

FM’s death and
242
,
247

Parsee faith and
2
,
3
,
224

Bulsara, Kashmira (sister)
259

birth of
2

FM’s death and
247

Burbridge, Derek
125

Bush, Kate
139

Caballé, Montserrat
206

14
,
219
,
220
,
224
,
225

6
,
243
,
248
,
258

Cabaret
43

Cable, Robin
63

4
,
67

Caine, Michael
191

Caine, Shakira
191

Calvar, Geoff
54

Capital Radio
99
,
112
,
113

Capitol, Aberdeen
104

Capitol Records
164
,
168
,
194
,
235

Cardiff Castle
111

Carnon Downs Festival, Truro
52

Carreras, José
225

Cassidy, David
195

Catholic homophobia
252

3

Cavern Club
26
,
46

7
,
123

CBS
59
,
180

Chandler, Chas
12

Chant, Peter
131

Chaplin, Charlie
258

Charisma Records
59

Chesney, Chris
32

Chicago Bears
129

Christie’s
254

Cinderella Rockerfella, Leeds
72

Clark, Dave
112
,
195
,
205
,
240
,
241
,
242
,
254

5

FM’s death and
241

2

Clash
122
,
123

Cobbold, Lady Chryssie
ix
,
200

Cocker, Joe
14

Bohemian Rhapsody (video)
153

Cocobana, London
166

Collins, Phil
174

Commodores
137

Conroy, Paul
56

7
,
59

Coronation Street
168

Cousins, Robin
192

3

Coward, Noël
87

‘Crazy Little Thing Called Love’
138
,
139
,
143
,
185

‘Crazy Tour’
141

Cross’s
257

Cumberland County Civic Center
128

Daleks
258

Damned
122

Dave Clark Five
255
;
see also
Clark, Dave

Day at the Races, A
113

de Burgh, Chris
70

De Lane Lea Studios, Wembley
54

8
,
65

Deacon, John Richard
61
,
65
,
73
,
78
,
96
,
97
,
164
,
174
,
256

60

‘Another One Bites the Dust’
147
,
179

awards and
149
,
204

becomes engaged
90

electronic engineering degree attained by
64

FM’s death and
242
,
243

FM’s ill health and
229
,
233
,
238
,
243

Freddie Mercury Tribute concert and
244
,
248

52

joins Queen
49

50
,
51

marriage of
90
,
110

Music Life poll
and
149

Queen audition of
49

Queen joined by
49
,
51

2
,
153

Radio Ga Ga
video and
168

9

songwriting debut of
86

‘You’re My Best Friend’
111

Deane, Derek
ix
,
139

40
,
170

‘Death Row’
19

Decca
59

Dee, Kiki
112

Depp, Johnny
260

Def Leppard
248
,
249

DHL
141

Diana, Princess
191

Dickinson Bruce,
ix
,
177

9

Dire Straits
184

discography
see
albums (FM); albums

(Queen); singles (FM); singles

(Queen)

‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’
174

Doctor Who
258

Dolezal, Rudi
236

Dominion Theatre
195
,
202
,
233
,
259
,
262

‘Don’t Go Breaking My Heart’
112

‘Don’t Stop Me Now’
135

Donati, Danilo
136

Dorchester Hotel, London
110

Dovedale Towers Banqueting Halls,

Liverpool
23

Duran Duran
174
,
212

Dylan, Bob
184

‘Each and Every One of Us’
202

Eagling, Wayne
ix
,
138

40
,
169

70
,
191
,
244

Ealing Technical College and School of Art (‘Ealing Art College’)
11
,
12
,
14
,
15
,
20
,
27
,
138

‘Earth’
16
,
20
,
21

Earthband (Manfred Mann)
112

Edinburgh Festival
111

Edmunds, Dave
123

Edney, Spike
ix
,
172

3
,
181
,
184
,
200
,
260

Electric Ladyland Studios
107

Elektra Records
66
,
71
,
84
,
125
,
148
,
160

‘eleventh Commandment’
253

Elizabeth II
124

Elliott, Joe
ix
,
248
,
249
,
250

Ellis, Terry
233

Elstree Studios
102

Elton, Ben
259

Emanuel, David
191

2

Emanuel, Elizabeth
ix
,
191

2

EMI
62
,
65

70
,
79

80
,
94

6
,
131
,
139
,
157
,
160
,
194
,
235

Queen’s Award to Industry received by
136

7

‘Emotions in Motion’
160

Essex, David
ix
,
67
,
87

Estadion Universitano, Monterey
153

Ethancourt, Romulo
152

Everett, Kenny
98

9
,
112
,
113
,
218

‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ promoted by
98

9

‘British Eurovision Violence Contest’ and
143

death of
144

‘(Everything I Do) I Do It For You’
244

Ewell Technical College, Surrey
48

‘Exercises in Free Love’
205
,
208

9
,
211

Extreme
249

Fairweather-Low, Andy
112

Falklands War
157

‘Fallen Priest, The’
220

Family
14

Fanelli, Joe
117
,
140
,
146
,
148
,
171
,
182
,
202
,
235
,
237
,
240
,
242
,
247

Farm Arena, Harrisburg
84

Fassbinder, Rainer Werner
155

‘Fat Bottomed Girls’
132

3
,
135

Featherstone, Roy
65

6

Feldman Music Company
65

Fish
ix
,
196

8
,
201
,
212
,
250

Fishburn, Dudley, MP
ix
,
255

Flamingo Ballroom, Redruth
14

‘Flash’
136

Flash Gordon
(album)
143
,
148

Flash Gordon (film)
136

Japanese première of
149

‘Flash’s Theme’
148

Fleetwood Mac
153

‘Football Fight’
136

Foster, Jodie
164

Foster, Nigel
12

Fowler, Ronnie
79

80

Fox, Sam
198

Frankie Goes To Hollywood
167

Frankie Miller’s Full House
112
,
115

Franklin, Aretha
243

Freddie Mercury Album, The
256

Freddie Mercury Tribute: Concert for AIDS Awareness
248

52

Free
14
,
21
,
38
,
260

Freestone, Peter
140
,
148
,
182
,
188
,
202
,
226
,
235
,
239
,
240
,
242
,
247

Freyer, Fritz
21

‘Friends Will Be Friends’
196

Frost/Nixon
261

Furie, Sidney J.
191

Gabriel, Peter
48

Gallagher, Rory
137

Gallop, Jeremy
32

Gambaccini, Paul
244

Game, The
145

Garden Lodge
183
,
203

4
,
209
,
212
,
214
,
221
,
224
,
227
,
228
,
234
,
235
,
239

41

becomes FM pilgrimage
254

distraught fans flock to
243

FM dies at
242

3

FM moves into
144

6
,
190
,
202

FM renovates
146

FM’s official statement given at
241

FM’s parents’ visits to
224

FM’s will and
247

8

JH becomes gardener at
214
,
224

JH moves into
190
,
202

JH ordered to quit
247

8

living arrangements at
202
,
235
,
247

MA inherits
247

MA moves into
247

‘Mad Hat’ party held at
204

press decamp to
240
,
241

previous owners of
145

tranquillity at
227

gay rights
252

3
,
256

gay scene
107
,
114
,
118

20
,
129
,
132
,
141
,
142
,
154

5
,
158
,
159
,
166

7
,
171
,
172
,
180
,
192

3
,
194
,
203
,
256

Geldof, Bob
174
,
181

2

Genesis
48
,
59

GK Films
261
,
262

glam rock
48
,
67
,
82
,
88

Glitter, Gary
67

Globo Television
180

‘God Save the Queen’
124

5

Goffin and King
64

‘Going Back’
64

‘Golden Boy, The’
220
,
224

Golders Green Hippodrome
72

Goldsmith, Harvey,
104

‘Gonna Make You a Star’
87

Goose Productions
125
,
142

Gorham, Scott
ix
,
114
,
119

22
,
186

Government Hospital, Zanzibar
2

Gowers, Bruce
101
,
110
,
125

Grant, Peter
95

Gray, Richard
229

‘Great Pretender, The’
64
,
205
,
207

8
,
256

Greatest Flix
153

Greatest Hits
(Queen)
69
,
153
,
236
,
246

Greatest Hits II (Queen)
240

Greatest Pix (Lowe)
153

Grishanovich, Nicolai
218

Grose, Mike
ix
,
35

8
,
40

1
,
48
,
153

Groucho Club, London
233

Guinness Book of Records
148

Guns N’ Roses
249

Gurnett, Jo
ix
,
99
,
144

Hair
125

Halford, Rob
141

Halfords
133

‘Hammer to Fall’
172
,
185

Hammersmith Odeon
74
,
104
,
142
,
243
,
246

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