Tony Wilson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tony Wilson
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Feb 20, 1950(1950-02-20)
Age	74
Date Of Death	Aug 10, 2007 (57 age)
Birthplace	England
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Pisces

Tony Wilson Biography

Tony Wilson is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on February 20, 1950 in England, England, United Kingdom. Journalist and entertainer who worked almost exclusively with big networks like Granada Television and the BBC and was known as Mr. Manchester.

He once served as the manager of Joy Division, a band in which Ian Curtis was the lead singer.

Anthony Howard Wilson (20 February 1950 – 10 August 2007) was a British record label owner, radio and television presenter, nightclub manager, impresario and a journalist for Granada Television and the BBC.

Wilson’s involvement in popular music stemmed from hosting Granada’s culture and music programme So It Goes. Wilson, who intensely disliked the music scene of the mid-1970s which was dominated by such genres as progressive rock and arena rock, saw the Sex Pistols at Manchester’s Lesser Free Trade Hall, in June 1976, an experience which he described as “nothing short of an epiphany”. He booked them for the last episode of the first series, probably the first television showing of their revolutionary British strand of punk rock.

He had two children with his second wife, Hilary, named Oliver and Isabel.

Tony Wilson Net Worth

Tony Wilson is one of the richest Journalist from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tony Wilson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He matriculated from the University of Cambridge, where he majored in English.

In addition to his journalistic successes, he was also one of the five founders of Factory Records, a record label based out of Britain.

Wilson was born 20 February 1950 in Hope Hospital in the Hope area of Pendleton, Salford, Lancashire, to Sydney Wilson and Doris Knupfer, and moved to Marple, near Stockport in Cheshire, at the age of five. His maternal grandfather was a Jewish German immigrant. After passing his Eleven plus exam, Wilson attended De La Salle Grammar School in Weaste Lane, Pendleton, Salford. He developed a love of literature and language, ignited by a performance of Hamlet at Stratford upon Avon. Wilson started his professional career in 1968 at the age of 17, working as an English and Drama teacher at Blue Coat School in Oldham. He later graduated with a degree in English from Jesus College, Cambridge.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Tony Wilson Dating?

According to our records, Tony Wilson married to Lindsay Reade (m. ?–1984). As of December 1, 2023, Tony Wilson’s is not dating anyone.

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A semi-fictionalised version of his life and of the surrounding era was made into the film, 24 Hour Party People (2002), which stars Steve Coogan as Wilson. After the film was produced, Wilson wrote a novelisation based on the screenplay. He played a minor role (playing himself) in the film, A Cock and Bull Story (2005), in which his character interviews Steve Coogan. Wilson also co-produced the Ian Curtis biopic, Control (2007), being portrayed on this occasion by Craig Parkinson). He died a few months before its release.

Facts & Trivia

Tony Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Tony Wilson celebrates birthday on February 20 of every year.

His funeral was at St Mary’s RC Church, Mulberry Street, Manchester (The Hidden Gem) on 20 August 2007. Among the music Wilson chose Happy Mondays’ “Bob’s Yer Uncle”. As with everything else in the Factory empire, Tony Wilson’s coffin was also given a Factory catalogue number: FAC 501. He is buried at Southern Cemetery in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester. His black granite headstone, erected in October 2010, was designed by Peter Saville and Ben Kelly and features a quotation, chosen by Wilson’s family, from Mrs G Linnaeus Banks’s 1876 novel The Manchester Man, set in Rotis serif font. The quotation reads: “Mutability is the epitaph of worlds/ Change alone is changeless/ People drop out of the history of a life as of a land though their work or their influence remains.”

Did Tony Wilson make any money?

It was never meant to earn him anything – in fact, it didn’t earn him anything. He never made a penny from it. The only money he ever earned from managing me, he spent on a cheap car stereo that he’d use to listen to demos that he’d been sent.”

Who did Tony Wilson discover?

Wilson discovered Shaun Ryder and the gang at a battle of the bands contest at The Haçienda. Guitarist Paul Ryder has said: “I would still be working at the post office if it wasn’t for Tony. He was the one that gave working kids like me and Shaun their chance.”

How old is Tony Wilson?

57 years (1950–2007)

Did Tony Wilson say this is Manchester?

Some personal news: Tony Wilson never said ‘This is Manchester, we do things differently here. ‘ It’s a line of script written by Frank Cottrell- Boyce and spoken by Steve Coogan. Put Frank’s picture on the quote and stick it on your wall. He’s from Bootle.

What happened to Brigadier Tony Wilson?

Death. Wilson died on 5 December 2019.