Richard DiLello

Not to be confused with Richard DiLallo.

Richard DiLello (born 1945) is an American photographer, author, and screenwriter. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Career

Serving as the "house hippie" (formally termed Client Liaison Officer) at Apple Corps, DiLello's duties included promotional campaigns for The Beatles, Badfinger and other artists who were signed to Apple Records, he later published a memoir of his experiences working at Apple titled The Longest Cocktail Party . ^{[5] [6]}

DiLello also became a screenwriter, and went on to write the screenplay for the 1983 Sean Penn film Bad Boys ; the 1988 film Colors , as well as writing for television shows such as Midnight Caller , ^{[7] [8]} DEA , ^[9] and Dellaventura . ^[10]

Works

As Photographer

• Janis Joplin - I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! (1969)
• John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Wedding Album (1970) (1997 remaster)
• Badfinger - No Dice (1970)
• George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (1970) (50th Anniversary Edition)
• John Tavener - The Whale (1970)
• Badfinger - Straight Up (1971)
• Ian McDonald and Michael Giles - McDonald and Giles (1970)
• The Raspberries - Starting Over (1974)
• Barbara Acklin - A Place in the Sun (1975)
• Black Sheep - Black Sheep (1975)
• Black Sheep - Encouraging Words (1975)
• The Reflections - Love on Delivery (1975)
• Roger Moon - Second Class View of Paradise (1975)
• Bux - We Came to Play (1976)
• Charlie - No Second Chance (1977)

Film

Year	Title	Writer	Producer
1983	Bad Boys	Yes	No
1988	Colors	Yes	No

Television

Year	Title	Writer	Producer	Director	Notes
1986	Popeye Doyle	Yes	Yes	No	Television Film
1988-91	Midnight Caller	Yes	Yes	No	Creator
1990	The Brotherhood	Yes	Co-Executive	No	Television Film
1990-91	DEA	Yes	Executive	No	Creator
1997	Riot	Yes	No	Yes	Television Film
1997-98	Dellaventura	Yes	Executive	No	Co-Creator

Unmade film/television projects

• Aspen, a prime time soap set in the resort town of the same name ^[11]
• Dark Matter ^[12]
• Dark Moon Rising ^[12]
• Escape ^{[13] [14]}
• The Michael Concepcion Story aka The Original Gangster, a project about the creation, growth, and rise to power of South-Central L.A.’s Crips gang that would have been directed by Renny Harlin ^{[15] [16] [12]}
• Murder in Cold, Blue Blood, an adaptation of a Dominick Dunne article about a blue-blood murder in a cheap Las Vegas hotel ^[17]
• Never Fade Away: The Kurt Cobain Story, an adaptation of the Dave Thompson book about the life and times of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain ^[18]
• Vegas Metro, a Las Vegas-based action drama ^[19]

References

1. Guides, Rough (2003). The Rough Guide to the Beatles. Rough Guides UK. ISBN   9781848367524 . Retrieved 2024-02-06.
2. O'Dell, Chris; Ketcham, Katherine (2009). Miss O'Dell My Hard Days and Long Nights with The Beatles, The Stones, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, and the Women They Loved. Simon and Schuster. ISBN   9781416590934 . Retrieved 2024-02-06.
3. Taylor, Derek (2018). As Time Goes By. Faber & Faber. ISBN   9780571349029 . Retrieved 2024-02-06.
4. Matovina, Dan (2000). Without You The Tragic Story of Badfinger. Frances Glover Books. ISBN   9780965712224 . Retrieved 2024-02-13.
5. The Longest Cocktail Party: An Insider Account of the Beatles & the Wild Rise and Fall of Their Multi-Million Dollar Apple Empire. ISBN   978-1-4706-1517-8 . Retrieved February 13, 2024– via archive.org.
6. "A House Hippie on Tour". meetthebeatlesforreal.com. 2022-04-14. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
7. Seger, Linda (1990). Creating Unforgettable Characters A Practical Guide to Character Development in Films, TV Series, Advertisements, Novels & Short Stories. Henry Holt and Company. pp. 43, 122. ISBN   9780805011715 . Retrieved 17 July 2025.
8. O'Connor, John J. (25 October 1988). "Review/Television; Policeman in New Series Is Host of Call-In Show". The New York Times.
9. "DEA". ew.com. 1990-09-28. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
10. "Fall TV Preview 1997: Tuesday". ew.com. 1997-09-12. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
11. "Fox wants to expand audience". www.variety.com. 1993-03-24. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
12. Film Writers Directory Volume 8. 2000. ISBN   9781580650182 . Retrieved 2024-02-06.
13. "Judgment night". www.copyrightencyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
14. Avallone, Susan (1998). Film Writers Guide. Lone Eagle. ISBN   9780943728988 . Retrieved 2024-02-06.
15. "A look inside Hollywood and the movies : L.A. STORIES : Crips Saga in Development". Los Angeles Times . May 17, 1992. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
16. "Cliffhanger' sees some (illegal) action". www.variety.com. 1992-08-03. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
17. "Gross shapes slate". www.variety.com. 2002-09-15. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
18. Harrington, Richard (1 June 1994). "Cashing In on Cobain?". The Washington Post.
19. "Original 'Invasion'". www.variety.com. 1997-05-08. Retrieved 2024-02-06.

External links

• Richard DiLello at IMDb
• Richard DiLello @thetvdb.com
• Richard DiLello at Rotten Tomatoes
• Richard DiLello discography at Discogs