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Simon Napier-Bell

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Simon Napier-Bell is rock manager, author, public speaker and film-maker. Artists he's managed include The Yardbirds, Ultravox, T Rex, Marc Bolan, Japan, Asia, Candi Staton, Boney M, Sinéad O'Connor, Wham, and George Michael. He co-wrote the song You Don't Have To Say You Love Me. He has also written four best-selling music business books: You Don't Have To Say You Love Me, Black Vinyl White Powder, I'm Coming To Take You To Lunch, and Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-Ay. In 2016 he directed three documentary films, To Be Frank; 27 Gone Too Soon; and 50 Years Legal. He is the originating producer of Raiding the Rock Vault, the No 1 rated music show in Las Vegas, and Raiding the Country Vault, in Branson, Missouri.
BornApril 22, 1939
BornApril 22, 1939
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    Michael Cera and Kat Dennings in Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008)
    Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
    6.6
    • Soundtrack("You Don't Have to Say You Love Me (Io Che Non Vivo Senza Te)")
    • 2008
    Philip Seymour Hoffman, Nick Frost, Rhys Ifans, Bill Nighy, and Talulah Riley in The Boat That Rocked (2009)
    The Boat That Rocked
    7.3
    • Soundtrack("You Don't Have to Say You Love Me")
    • 2009
    Love & Mercy (2014)
    Love & Mercy
    7.4
    • Soundtrack("You Don't Have to Say You Love Me")
    • 2014
    Magic
    Magic
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      • 27: Gone Too Soon (2018)
        27: Gone Too Soon
        4.9
        • Writer
        • 2018
      • Stephen Fry, Simon Callow, Derek Jacobi, Elton John, Ian McKellen, Michael Cashman, Julian Clary, Matt Lucas, Zoe Lyons, Stephen K. Amos, Marc Almond, Peter Tatchell, and Angela Eagle in 50 Years Legal (2017)
        50 Years Legal
        6.9
        • Writer
        • 2017
      • Girls and Boys: Sex and British Pop (2005)
        Girls and Boys: Sex and British Pop
        7.9
        TV Mini Series
        • based on an idea by
        • 2005

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      • The Marquee Club: The Birthplace of Rock
        • Director
        • In Production



      • Stevie Wonder, Roberto Gomez Martin, Richard Madeley, George Michael, Piers Morgan, Simon Napier-Bell, Jo Whiley, Eamonn O'Keefe, and Paul Gambaccini in The Real George Michael: Portrait of an Artist (2023)
        The Real George Michael: Portrait of an Artist
        7.1
        • Director
        • 2023
      • 27: Gone Too Soon (2018)
        27: Gone Too Soon
        4.9
        • Director
        • 2018
      • Stephen Fry, Simon Callow, Derek Jacobi, Elton John, Ian McKellen, Michael Cashman, Julian Clary, Matt Lucas, Zoe Lyons, Stephen K. Amos, Marc Almond, Peter Tatchell, and Angela Eagle in 50 Years Legal (2017)
        50 Years Legal
        6.9
        • Director
        • 2017
      • Sinatra Being Frank (2015)
        Sinatra Being Frank
        6.5
        • Director
        • 2015

      Music Department



      • Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1968)
        Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
        6.1
        • music arranger
        • music editor
        • musical director (uncredited)
        • 1968

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        • Simon Napier Bell
      • Born
        • April 22, 1939
        • Ealing Common, London, England, UK
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        86 years old
      • When was Simon Napier-Bell born?
        April 22, 1939
      • Where was Simon Napier-Bell born?
        Ealing Common, London, England, UK
      • What is Simon Napier-Bell known for?
        Love & Mercy, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, The Boat That Rocked, and Magic

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