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William George Curbishley (born 13 March 1942, London) is an
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and film producer and
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. He has managed English rock groups
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, as well as artists
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and
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.


Life

Curbishley was one of six children born to a London docker and his wife. He is the older brother of ex-
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manager
Alan Curbishley Llewellyn Charles "Alan" Curbishley (born 8 November 1957) is an English former football player and manager. He played as a midfielder for West Ham United, Birmingham City, Aston Villa, Charlton Athletic and Brighton & Hove Albion and has worke ...
, and grew up near
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in London. He married Jackie Curbishley, but the couple later divorced. He then remarried and had two children. During the 1960s, Curbishley served a prison term for armed robbery of a bank van, though he denied involvement in the crime. Curbishley owns a London home and a villa in Spain.


Career

Curbishley started his career in the music business in 1971 at
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, managing tours for The Who and other artists such as
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,
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. Curbishley produced The Who's film ''
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'' and also the film '' Buddy's Song'', all starring The Who's
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. With Daltrey, he also established the Goldhawke production company to issue the singer's solo albums. Curbishley left Track in the mid-seventies after financial issues led to the decline of the company. With his wife Jackie, he established Trinifold Management Ltd., a music management company, in 1974. After a royalty dispute, Curbishley's company acquired management of The Who in 1976 and soon expanded to manage other well-known artists such as
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and
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. It was at the suggestion of Curbishley that Plant disbanded his ''
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'' touring ensemble in the mid-1980s, starting afresh with a completely new band and writing with different musicians. As a direct result of this, Plant re-emerged as a hugely successful recording and touring artist. In 1994, Curbishley assumed management of guitarist
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, and in the same year, was integral in the reuniting of
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, both former members of
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. Despite failed attempts by others to reunite the pair, Curbishely was able to persuade the previously reluctant Plant to work with Page again, resulting in the highly successful '' Unledded'' album, video and world tour. During this period, Curbishley and Trinifold also managed the solo career of
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(former frontman of
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, and Plant's guitarist prior to his reunion with Page). Trinifold Music has published songs recorded by many other artists including
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were added to Trinifold's roster. In 2001, Curbishley served as the executive producer of a BBC1 documentary on the life of Reggie Kray. In 2002, Trinifold was acquired by The Sanctuary Group, but Curbishley continued to manage the company. He later embarked on more film production projects, including films such as '' The Railway Man''.


Producer filmography

Selected films include: *'' The Railway Man'' - 2013 *''My Generation: Who's Still Who'' - 2008 *'' Amazing Journey: Six Quick Ones'' - 2007 *'' Amazing Journey: The Story of the Who'' - 2007 *'' The Who: Tommy and Quadrophenia - Live with Special Guests'' - 2005 *'' The Who: Live in Boston'' - 2003 *''Led Zeppelin'' - 2003 *'' The Who & Special Guests: Live at the Royal Albert Hall'' - 2000 *''Mastercard Masters of Music Concert for the Prince's Trust'' - 1996 *'' Unplugged: Jimmy Page & Robert Plant Un-Led-ed'' - 1994 *'' The Who: Thirty Years of Maximum R&B'' - 1994 *'' Great Performances: Pete Townshend's Psychoderelict'' - 1993 *'' Buddy's Song'' - 1991 *''The Who Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy'' - 1989 *''Deep End'' - 1986 *''Status Quo - End Of The Road '84'' - 1984 *''Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style'' - 1983 *''
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'' - 1980 *''
Quadrophenia ''Quadrophenia'' is the sixth studio album by the English rock band the Who, released as a double album on 26 October 1973 by Track Records. It is the group's third rock opera, the two previous being the "mini-opera" song " A Quick One, While ...
'' - 1979 *'' The Who: The Kids Are Alright'' - 1979 *'' The Who: At Kilburn 1977'' - 1977 *'' The Who: Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970'' - 1970


References


Bibliography

*Dave Lewis and Simon Pallett (1997) ''Led Zeppelin: The Concert File'', London: Omnibus Press. , p. 138.


External links


IMDb biography

Trinifold
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