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Birth name | Harvey Phillip Spector |
Also known as | Phil Harvey |
Born | The Bronx, New York, U.S. | December 26, 1939
Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Died | January 16, 2021 French Camp, California, U.S. | (aged 81)
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Years active | 1958–2009 |
Website | philspector |
Harvey Phillip Spector (December 26, 1939 – January 16, 2021) was an American record producer. He was co-owner of Philles Records (with then-business partner Lester Sill), and later owner of Phil Spector Records. In 2009 he was found guilty of second-degree murder. He was in prison from 2009 until his death in 2021.[1]