Mona Best

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Mona Best was the mother of original Beatles drummer Pete Best and the owner of Liverpool’s Casbah Coffee Club, an important early venue in the band’s history.

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Mona Best canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
human
human
music venue
skiffle group
alsoKnownAs Mo Best
Mona Shaw
associatedWith The Beatles
The Quarrymen
birthName Alice Mona Shaw
burialPlace Anfield Cemetery
causeOfDeath heart failure
child Pete Best
Rory Best
linked to: Rory David Best
citizenship United Kingdom
country United Kingdom
countryOfBirth India
dateOfBirth 1924-01-03
dateOfDeath 1988-09-09
ethnicity Anglo-Indian
familyName Best
Shaw
father Thomas Shaw
founded Casbah Coffee Club
givenName Mona
hosted early performances by the Beatles at the Casbah Coffee Club
laterBecame The Beatles
livedIn Hayman’s Green, Liverpool
location Liverpool
managed Casbah Coffee Club
mother Mary Shaw
name Mona Best
nationality British
notableFor being the mother of Beatles drummer Pete Best
founding the Casbah Coffee Club in Liverpool
original drummer of the Beatles
occupation businesswoman
club owner
drummer
merchant seaman
opened 1959
placeOfBirth British India
Delhi
placeOfDeath Liverpool
religion Roman Catholic
residence Liverpool
roleIn early history of the Beatles
spouse Johnny Best
supported The Quarrymen

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Pete Best mother Mona Best
Randolph Peter Best mother Mona Best
Mona Best name Mona Best
Best family hasMember Mona Best
subject linked to: the Best family
Pete Best childOf Mona Best
subject linked to: the Best family
Casbah Coffee Club foundedBy Mona Best
subject linked to: the Best family
Best family member Mona Best
Roag Best relative Mona Best