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Peter R. Simpson (May 29, 1943 – June 5, 2007) was a British-Canadian film and advertising executive. He was the founder of Toronto - and Los Angeles -based company Simcom, later renamed Norstar Entertainment. During his era, he was one of Canada's foremost producers of commercial features, and occasionally earned plaudits for his ...
Jun 8, 2007 · Peter Simpson, the veteran movie producer who died Tuesday at age 64, loomed large not only in the Canadian film industry, but also in the advertising world and in the backrooms of Ottawa.
Jun 25, 2007 · Veteran producer Peter Simpson - maker of some 40 movies and TV shows including The Eleventh Hour and the Prom Night franchise - died June 5 in a Toronto hospital from complications due to lung cancer. He was 64.
A true veteran of the movie business and friend of the genre, producer Peter Simpson has more than thirty films to his credit in a career spanning the last three decades. Founder of Simcom Ltd. in 1971, Simpson boasts a hearty roster of achievements that includes all four Prom Night horrors as well as 1983's ill-fated and underrated Curtains.
Peter R. Simpson is Chairman and CEO of Norstar Filmed Entertainment Inc. in Toronto and a veteran of the Canadian film industry. With an industry career of more than twenty-five years, he is a multi-talented individual with expertise in both marketing and advertising, as well as a passion for Canadian politics.
Simpson was giving Oliver his first shot at helming and helped him through the process. Oliver has since amassed more than 60 TV and film directing credits. But that was all for Simpson’s directing career. “Peter enjoyed the creative, but he ran a business and the creative was a by-product of it. Deal-making was the essence of his career.
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Peter R. Simpson. Producer: Bullies. Peter R. Simpson was born on 29 May 1943 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He was a producer and director, known for Bullies (1986), Bury the Lead (2002) and Mania: The Intruder (1986).
