Tony Wilson

British record producer (1950-2007)

Anthony Howard Wilsonwas a British record label owner, radio and television presenter, nightclub manager and impresario, and a journalist for Granada Television, the BBC and Channel 4.
As a co-founder of the independent label Factory Records and founder-manager of the Hacienda nightclub, Wilson was behind some of Manchester’s most successful bands, including Joy Division, New Order, and Happy Mondays.

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Anthony Howard Wilsonwas a British record label owner, radio and television presenter, nightclub manager and impresario, and a journalist for Granada Television, the BBC and Channel 4.

As a co-founder of the independent label Factory Records and founder-manager of the Hacienda nightclub, Wilson was behind some of Manchester’s most successful bands, including Joy Division, New Order, and Happy Mondays. Wilson was known as “Mr Manchester”, dubbed as such for his work in promoting the culture of Manchester throughout his career.

Wilson was portrayed by Steve Coogan in Michael Winterbottom’s film 24 Hour Party People (2002), and by Craig Parkinson in Anton Corbijn’s film Control (2007).