Melinda Kay Ledbetter Wilson, who rescued her husband, the Seashore Boys co-founder Brian Wilson, from psychological damage, died on Tuesday. She was 77.
Mr. Wilson confirmed her demise on Instagram, saying that that they had been married for 28 years and had 5 youngsters collectively. Representatives for the household couldn’t be reached for remark late Tuesday night time. No reason for demise was given.
The couple’s relationship was portrayed within the 2014 biopic “Love & Mercy.” The movie reveals Ms. Wilson (Elizabeth Banks) serving to Mr. Wilson, performed by each John Cusack and Paul Dano, navigate a bout of psychological sickness once they have been first courting within the Eighties. Their courtship is difficult by the presence of Eugene Landy (Paul Giamatti), a psychologist who serves as Mr. Wilson’s guru, dietitian and authorized guardian.
Ms. Wilson had been a mannequin, her husband mentioned within the social media put up saying her demise.
She additionally labored as a producer on a number of movies associated to her husband’s music, together with “Brian Wilson: Lengthy Promised Highway” (2021) and “Pet Sounds Dwell at Royce Corridor” (2006). The latter title refers to “Pet Sounds,” a landmark 1966 Seashore Boys album.
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