The Globe and Mail
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Jun 2, 2026
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She started a Beatles fan club. Then Beatlemania arrived
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She started a Beatles fan club. Then Beatlemania arrived
JONATHAN DEKEL
SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL
PUBLISHED JUNE 2, 2026
UPDATED JUNE 3, 2026
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Trudy Medcalf, who was president of the Beatles’ Canadian fan club as a teenager, holds a photo of herself with The Beatles, at the Art Gallery of Ontario.
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