November 29, 2001: George Harrison Died

Former Beatles guitarist George Harrison died at age 58 due to lung cancer.

Though Harrison made substantial contributions to the Beatles, including the psychedelic gems "Within and Without You" and Here Comes the Sun," he was also a film producer, financially backing a number of movies including Monty Python's Life of Brian, Shanghai Surprise and Withnail and I.

Additionally, Harrison played in the Traveling Wilburys supergroup with Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne and Roy Orbison.