caption death_date death_place children birth_place other_names image_size birth_date known_for notable_works organization image article_title education birth_name partner occupation death_cause
landy -lrb- right -rrb- with brian wilson in 1976 22 march 2006 honolulu , hawaii 1 pittsburgh , pennsylvania gene landy `` dr. feelgood '' 300px 26 november 1934 24-hour therapy and alleged exploitation of brian wilson '' brian wilson '' -lrb- executive producer -rrb- '' sweet insanity the '' -lrb- co-producer -rrb- underground dictionary '' -lrb- author -rrb- '' foundation 1972 -- ? -rrb- brains & genius -lrb- 1989 -- for 1991 -rrb- the rechanneling of emotions and education -lrb- eugene landy and brian wilson.jpg eugene landy
 california of oklahoma -lrb- phd , 1968 -rrb- state university -lrb- ba , 1964 -rrb- university eugene ellsworth landy alexandra morgan -lrb- 1975 -- 2006 -rrb- psychologist businessman , psychotherapist , writer , record producer , pneumonia and lung cancer
eugene landy

eugene ellsworth landy -lrb- november 26 , 1934 -- march 22 , 2006 -rrb- , also referred to as gene landy , was an american psychologist and psychotherapist best known for his unconventional 24-hour therapy as well as ethical violations concerning his treatment of beach boys co-founder brian wilson in the 1980s .
as a teenager , landy aspired to show business , briefly serving as an early manager for george benson .
during the 1960s , he began studying psychology , earning his doctorate at the university of oklahoma .
after moving to los angeles , he treated many celebrity clients , including musician alice cooper and actors richard harris , rod steiger , maureen mccormick , and gig young .
he also developed an unorthodox 24-hour therapy intended to stabilize his patients by micromanaging their lives with a team of counselors and doctors .
wilson initially became a patient under landy 's program in 1975 , but was soon discharged due to landy 's encumbering fees .
in 1983 , landy was reemployed as wilson 's therapist , subsequently becoming his executive producer , business manager , co-songwriter , and business adviser .
landy went on to co-produce wilson 's debut solo album and allegedly ghostwrote portions of wilson 's disowned memoir '' '' .
three years after landy agreed to let the state of california revoke his professional license amidst accusations of ethical violations and patient misconduct , a 1992 restraining order barred him from contacting wilson ever again .
in 2014 , landy 's relationship with wilson was dramatized in the biographical film `` love & mercy '' , in which landy is portrayed by paul giamatti .
