Beatles Associate 'Magic Alex' Dead at 74

Yanni "John" Alexis Mardas, or "Magic Alex" as he was known in the Beatles universe when he was among Apple Corps' earliest employees, died Friday at the age of 74.CNN Greece (via Billboard) reports that Mardas died of natural causes in his Athens, Greece apartment.
John Lennon was first introduced to Mardas, an Athens-born artist who had exhibits at the Beatles-frequented Indica Gallery in London, through the Rolling Stones' Brian Jones; Mardas had created a psychedelic light show for the Stone