Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson Placed in Conservatorship by Judge After Death of Wife

Brian Wilson, the songwriting powerhouse behind the Beach Boys’ greatest and most enduring hits, was placed under a conservatorship by a Los Angeles judge on Thursday. The ruling comes three months after the death of Wilson’s wife, Melinda, and more than a year after his team revealed he was suffering from dementia.

Judge Gus T. May appointed the 81-year-old musician’s longtime publicist, Jean Sievers, and manager, LeeAnn Hard, as his conservators after finding...