Given the question: What key details about ray williams -lrb- producer -rrb- can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: ray williams , -lrb- born 1947 , london , england -rrb- , is an a&r music producer/publisher . he is well known as the man who discovered elton john and introduced him to lyricist bernie taupin . williams has been a prominent figure of the music and film industry for many years as a press agent , a&r head , artist manager , film music producer , and publisher . he was the music supervisor of films including '' the last emperor '' , '' absolute beginners '' , and '' naked lunch '' .
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- years active is 1965 -- present- birth name is ray williams- birth date is 1947- name is ray williams- background is non_performing_personnel- label is crumbs productions ltd. .- birth place is london , england- associated acts is elton john- occupation is producer , publicist , entrepreneur