BRYAN MORRISONBryan Morrison, the former manager of Pink Floyd, died on 26 September, 2008, after two years in a coma. He was 66.Mr Morrison never recovered after suffering severe brain injuries in a polo accident at the Royal Berkshire Polo Club in 2006.Less than two weeks before his death, founding Pink Floyd memberRichard Wright lost his fight against cancer.Mr Morrison was born in Hackney, the son of an accountant. In the 60s he enrolled at the Central School of Art in London, before establishing a successful furniture company. He also used his entrepreneurial skills to promote bands.After managing The Pretty Things, he later got together with Pink Floyd, initially booking gigs and then acting as manager. He went on to make his fortune publishing the music of Elton John, the Bee Gees and Wham.The music impresario had been married to Greta, a former model, for 35 years and the couple have two children: polo player Jamie, 31, and 28-year-old Karina, a film maker.Mr Morrison was a late-comer to horse riding - he was almost 30 before he learned to ride, but soon became a keen polo player. He went on to found the club where he would later have his accident.
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