Neil Young

Background information
Birth name	Neil Percival Young
Born	November 12, 1945
Born place	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Origin	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Genre(s)	Rock Folk-Rock Hard Rock Country Rock
Years active	1960—present
Label(s)	Reprise Records Geffen Records Motown Records
Associated acts	Pearl Jam The Squires The Mynah Birds Buffalo Springfield Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Crazy Horse The Stray Gators The Stills-Young Band The Ducks Northern Lights Booker T. Jones Phish
Website	Website

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Jeff Buckley Movie Biopic Still Going Ahead

April 11, 2011

A music biopic about late singer Jeff Buckley is still going ahead, it has been reported.

The as-yet-untitled film will tell the story of Buckley's life. The singer drowned in 1997 in Memphis aged 30.

'Welcome To The Rileys' director Jake Scott will direct the Ryan Jaffe script, best known for the 2008 comedy The Rocker, reports Deadline.

127 Hours star James Franco and James Marsden have been linked to play the lead role.

Also Twilight star Robert Pattinson a keen music fan is said to be "obsessed" with securing the role.

The as-yet-untitled biopic is set to begin production by the end of the year.

(by Holly Frith)

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