Neil Aspinall, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Neil Aspinall

Road manager, personal assistant, producer, executive

Date of Birth: 13-Oct-1941

Place of Birth: Prestatyn, Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 24-Mar-2008

Profession: record producer, personal assistant, talent manager, business executive, road manager

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Neil Stanley Aspinall (13 October 1941 – 24 March 2008) was a British music industry executive.
A school friend of Paul McCartney and George Harrison, he went on to head the Beatles' company Apple Corps. The Beatles employed Aspinall first as their road manager, which included driving his old Commer van to and from shows, both day and night.
After Mal Evans started work for the Beatles, Aspinall was promoted to become their personal assistant, later becoming chief executive of their company, Apple Corps. On behalf of Apple, Aspinall was involved in notable court cases against Allen Klein, EMI and Apple Computer.
He supervised the marketing of music, videos and merchandising, as well being a director of Standby Films, which was run from his home in Twickenham, London.
On 10 April 2007, Aspinall retired from Apple Corps and died of lung cancer in New York in 2008.