Paul McCartney: Heyday of The Cute One

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Paul McCartney: Heyday of The Cute One
The occasion? They say it's his birthday...
PUBLISHED  June 16 2018

With his big, expressive eyes and lovely compositions that leaned toward the sweeter side of the Beatles' catalog, it's easy to get why Paul McCartney, among his mop-topped mates, was pegged early on as "the cute one." And though he reportedly didn't love that label, he never did shy away from those sillier aspects of his personality guaranteed to raise a smile. Here, in honor of his 76th birthday (June 18), a nostalgic look back at Paul at peak adorable. (Pictured above: pulling faces on his 22nd birthday during a tour in Sydney, 1964.)

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TO L WITH IT
Playing the third letter during the 1965 shoot for "Help!"

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HE'S LEAVING HOME
Window seat, 1964.Bettmann/Bettmann Archive
HAPPINESS IS A WARM...
Getting trigger-happy with a blowdryer during the filming of "A Hard Day's Night," 1964.
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IN PRIME NOOGIE POSITION
Attending his little brother Mike's wedding in June 1968, with then-girlfriend Jane Asher.

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DRAMATIC, MUCH?
Recording the instrumental composition "Thingumybob" in 1968. 

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SLEEP, PRETTY DARLING
Cast into a bust by enamored sculptor Liz Moore, 1966.
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ONLY WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT TO BE FREE
Behind the bars of a birdcage, for some odd reason, in 1966.

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PHOTO BOMB!Interrupting a moment between George Harrison (aka "the Quiet One") and his fans, 1963.
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JEEPERS, PEEPERSWide-eyed in 1966.
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A FOUR OF FISH
Chowing down on fish and chips, 1965.

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IN HIS POCKET IS A PORTRAIT OF THE QUEENWith an actor in London during the "Help!" album-cover shoot, 1965.
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I WOULD LIKE YOU TO DANCE...Taking his Aunt Joan for a spin in London, 1964.
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...TAKE A CHA-CHA-CHA-CHANCE
And with Chita Rivera the same year.

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MARTHA, MY DEAR
With his Old English sheepdog Martha, 1967.
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HOLD ME, LOVE ME
Tuning up, 1964.

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HOLD YOUR HEAD UP, YOU SILLY GIRL
Getting grabbed by a fan outside a taping of "Jukebox Jury," 1964.

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DON'T MAKE IT BAD
First up for a haircut before "The Ed Sullivan Show," 1964.Fiona Adams/Redferns
FOUND MY COAT AND GRABBED MY HAT
At the window, circa 1963.


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TWIST AND SHOUT
Performing in 1963.


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SOMEONE TO PERFORM WITH
With John Lennon for a scene from "A Midsummer Night's Dream," 1964.

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HE READ THE NEWS TODAY
In a fake mustache and beard in a still from "A Hard Day's Night," 1964.

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THE WALRUS WAS PAUL
Underneath a giant fur-lined parka, 1964.

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YOU SAY YES...During rehearsals for a TV show, 1964.Mirrorpix/Getty Images
BEEP BEEP, YEAH!
Playing with toy cars in 1963.