The odds were against him finding success in showbiz, let alone on the scale that would lead to worldwide Beatlemania.
He was a gay Jewish man living in England in the 1960s, when homosexuality was still a felony.
He fought against the odds and the loneliness of his position to help kick off a cultural revolution and spread the messages of peace and love so frequently mentioned in the Beatles’ songs.
Brian Epstein is best known now for his role in seeing the potential of the band when they were playing out of Liverpool, but his personal life and struggles are distinctly lesser known.