Career
He worked closely with agent Joe Collins (the father of Joan and Jackie Collins), and staged the first Beatles Christmas Shows in 1963. He also directed the Melody Maker People’s Shows held at Wembley Arena in the 1960s, before launching the annual International Festivals of Country Music held at the same venue between 1969 and 1991. More recently he has been responsible for major touring shows including Annie and Three Steps To Heaven.
In 1989, Conn was convicted of a serious sexual assault on his 19-year-old receptionist and was sentenced to eight weeks in prison.
In July 2014, he was arrested at Gatwick airport in connection with an alleged historic rape and sexual assault. In 2010 Conn published an autobiography, Mr Music Manitoba: My Life in Showbiz.
