1. David Anderle is best known for his business associations with the Beach Boys during the production of the band's unfinished album Smile and the formation of the group's company Brother Records.
11 Facts About David Anderle
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David Anderle was born in eastern Los Angeles and raised in nearby Inglewood.
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David Anderle graduated in June 1955 from Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, where his schoolmates included Herb Alpert, Jerry Moss, and producer Shel Talmy.
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David Anderle worked as the manager of singer Danny Hutton and session musician Van Dyke Parks.
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David Anderle was a "prominent member" of the Community for Fact and Freedom, an organization formed by Byrds manager Jim Dickson, and whose headquarters was located in the office of former Beatles press officer Derek Taylor, who soon became the Beach Boys' publicist.
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In October 1966, David Anderle accepted Wilson's offer to head Brother Records, a new record company formed by the Beach Boys.
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One of the well-known stories involved a portrait of Wilson that David Anderle had been painting in secret for several months.
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David Anderle later said that he felt his relationship with Wilson was never the same afterward.
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The last time Wilson was visited by David Anderle to discuss business matters, Wilson refused to leave his bedroom.
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Frustrated by Wilson's behavior, David Anderle disassociated from the group and Brother Records by April 1967.
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Keith Forsey credited David Anderle with convincing Simple Minds to record "Don't You " for the soundtrack of The Breakfast Club.