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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.
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.
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.
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 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). He died on 5 June 2007 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Peter Simpson was an old-school, larger-than-life movie mogul who succeeded on many fronts and boosted the careers of countless Canadian creatives in his 30-year-career. But he may be best remembered for his gregarious personality, sure to enliven any industry function.
