Billy Murphy (fashion entrepreneur)

William Paul Murphy (7 July 1940 - 19 December 2014), was a Irish-born British fashion entrepreneur, best known for being the founder of The Emperor of Wyoming in London's King's Road, which sparked a boom in "vintage Americana". William Paul Murphy was born on 7 July 1940 in Cork, Ireland. His father, a hotelier, died when he was young, and his mother then ran a pub in Cork and brought up Billy and his four siblings.

Billy Murphy (fashion entrepreneur)

William Paul Murphy (7 July 1940 - 19 December 2014), was a Irish-born British fashion entrepreneur, best known for being the founder of The Emperor of Wyoming in London's King's Road, which sparked a boom in "vintage Americana". William Paul Murphy was born on 7 July 1940 in Cork, Ireland. His father, a hotelier, died when he was young, and his mother then ran a pub in Cork and brought up Billy and his four siblings.