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Jim Beach

For the American politician, see James Beach.

Jim Beach
Born
Henry James Beach

(1942-03-09) 9 March 1942 (age 82)
Gloucester, England
NationalityBritish
Other namesMiami
Occupations
  • Lawyer
  • music manager
SpouseClaudia Beach
Children2; including Matilda

Henry James Beach[1][2] (born 9 March 1942), known as Jim Beach or "Miami" Beach, is a British lawyer and band manager, best known for being the long-time manager of the rock band Queen, its individual members and the comedy group Monty Python.[3] He was nicknamed "Miami" by Freddie Mercury, a play on his surname. He took over as manager of the band in 1978 after he had acted on their behalf as a lawyer.

Beach is co-founder of Transistor Project, together with Blur's Dave Rowntree.[4] Beach is also the co-founder of the Mercury Phoenix Trust, which promotes AIDS prevention worldwide.[5] Beach lives in Montreux, Switzerland.[6]

Early life

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Beach was born in Gloucester. He was educated at Cheltenham College and Queens' College, Cambridge, where he read law.[7] He was a member of the Cambridge Footlights and in 1963 went on a road tour of England and Scotland with Monty Python's Eric Idle and Graeme Garden as the piano player.[3]

Family

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He is married to Claudia Beach and has a daughter, Matilda, and a son, Ol. Ol Beach is the frontman for the band Yellowire and was formerly the keyboard player for the rock band Wire Daisies, discovered by Queen's Roger Taylor.[8]

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Beach was a producer in the 2018 film Bohemian Rhapsody. He was portrayed in the film by Tom Hollander.

References

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  1. ^ Jones, Lesley-Ann (15 June 2012). Freddie Mercury. Sperling & Kupfer. ISBN 9788873396192 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Henry James "Miami" Beach". Endole Directory. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b Idle, Eric (2018). Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: A Sortabiography. Crown Archetype. pp. Chapter 5. ISBN 978-1984822581.
  4. ^ "Music Veterans Launch E-Label with outside Line". New Media Age. 13 May 2004.
  5. ^ "About us". Mercuryphoenixtrust.com. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ 'University News', Times, 26 June 1964.
  8. ^ "MESSAGE FROM JIM BEACH". Brianmay.com. 20 August 2010. Archived from the original on 15 November 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
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