Summary
Hide Your Love Away is a memoir about true events that reveal for the first time many tightly kept secrets held close to the heart of one man for fifty-six years . . . until now. This is the story about a clandestine multi-year gay relationship and loving supportive intimate conversations between an attractive young American man named Larry Stanton and the British born manager of the Beatles, Brian Epstein. While Brian was basking in the attainment of fame with the Beatles and traveling worldwide, he also was struggling with a concealed darker side of life. The artists he managed had no knowledge of the demons Brian hid within, but due to a chance meeting, Larry became a mutual confidant. It takes place during the sixties music revolution with Brian in the forefront of historical changes and both in the midst of Hollywood and British luminaries. Notorious London gangsters and music moguls who played in the demise of the internationally recognized manager are disclosed. 'Hide Your Love Away' narrates the details of Brian and Larry's four-year close and personal relationship, intimate and humor filled dinners, transatlantic calls, and the introduction of a young manipulative man. That mysterious and devious person became the toxic lover who played a part in Brian's heavy emotional troubles and drug use, and may be responsible for his early death. 'Hide Your Love Away' shares their quest for true love and supportive companionship when the laws in England and the U.S. kept gay men and women locked in the closet. Those oppressive and frightening laws resulted in enormous suffering that strangled the basic need of a loving relationship that was everyone's right. Why should they have to hide their love away or be cast as deplorable individuals? Both suffered greatly, each man dealing with it in his own individual way. The relationship between them could have been what each had dreamt of, but complications got in the way. Chapters of Hide Your Love Away reveal extortion att
Author Biography
Robin Bragg-Marcelli has forty-five years in management experience at University of California, Los Angeles that included management of five UCLA Extension campuses. She was VP-NoHoWest NC, EMT trained, Ambassador-City of Santa Monica, a volunteer Battalion 14 Coordinator with LAFD-CERT (16 yrs.), LAPD, FBI-LACAAA, FBI-InfraGard-L.A., and certified in Homeland Security and Emergency Management. Rick Marcelli has fifty-seven years in show business covering every area in the Entertainment world from Personal Management to Producing. He was Executive Producer for TV Shows on FOX network, ITV, BBC in England, New Zealand, and with Dick Clark Productions, and Director of development for CBS, William Self Productions. He is a member of the Producers Guild and Television Academy, and also a volunteer with LAPD, FBI-LACAAA, and FBI-InfraGard-L.A.
Rick Marcelli has spent over fifty-seven years in show business covering just about every area in the Entertainment world. From Entertainment entrepreneur, television producer to personal manager, record producer, music publisher, music video producer and director of development for CBS, William Self Productions.
He has executive produced TV Shows for FOX network, ITV and BBC in England and New Zealand, and with Dick Clark Productions. He was responsible for creating major campaigns for stars he has represented and political campaigns. In addition he was 2nd Vice President to Conference of Personal Managers, a member of Story Analyst Guild, AFTRA SAG, and is a current member of the Producers Guild and Television Academy. He is author of a book entitled “Smoke & Mirrors” that has sold over 2000 copies
Robin Bragg-Marcelli has forty-five years in management experience at UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) that included management of five UCLA Extension campuses with classrooms, offices, Entertainment Arts studios, computer labs, and an art gallery in Westwood, at Universal Studios, Downtown Los Angeles, and Woodland Hills California. She has fifteen years of volunteer service with the Los Angeles Fire Dept. performing as Battalion 14 Coordinator for the Community Emergency Response Team, two years in serving the community as Vice President of the North Hollywood West Neighborhood Council, and served one year as Ambassador for the City of Santa Monica, CA. She was certified as an EMT, trained as Emergency Room Technician, certified specialist in Homeland Security and Emergency Management, and member of FBI-InfraGard. She is related to three U.S. Presidents that include George Washington, and is related to two British noble prizewinners in Physics. She won a Writing Award on ‘Women in Insurance.’
Larry Stanton was born in 1937 and raised in Southern California. He served in the military having joined the Air Force, and then Reprise Records signed him to a recording contract in his early twenties. He was an entertainer, a studio engineer, a mastering engineer, a personal manager, and a record producer for twenty years. He had a successful career outside of the entertainment industry, and continues living in Southern California.
Robin Bragg-Marcelli has forty-five years in management experience at University of California, Los Angeles that included management of five UCLA Extension campuses. She was VP-NoHoWest NC, EMT trained, Ambassador-City of Santa Monica, a volunteer Battalion 14 Coordinator with LAFD-CERT (16 yrs.), LAPD, FBI-LACAAA, FBI-InfraGard-L.A., and certified in Homeland Security and Emergency Management. Rick Marcelli has fifty-seven years in show business covering every area in the Entertainment world from Personal Management to Producing. He was Executive Producer for TV Shows on FOX network, ITV, BBC in England, New Zealand, and with Dick Clark Productions, and Director of development for CBS, William Self Productions. He is a member of the Producers Guild and Television Academy, and also a volunteer with LAPD, FBI-LACAAA, and FBI-InfraGard-L.