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Sir Michael Elias Balcon (19 May 1896 – 17 October 1977) was an English film producer known for his leadership of Ealing Studios in west London from 1938 to 1955. Under his direction, the studio became one of the most important British film studios of the day.
Michael Balcon. Producer: The Ladykillers. Michael Balcon started in films as a distributor, then a producer from the early 1920s, helping to launch the career of Alfred Hitchcock.
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Michael Balcon. Producer: The Ladykillers. Michael Balcon started in films as a distributor, then a producer from the early 1920s, helping to launch the career of Alfred Hitchcock.
- May 19, 1896
- October 17, 1977
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Sir Michael Balcon was a British film producer, perhaps best known for his work with Ealing Studios. Michael Elias Balcon was born in Birmingham, the son of Polish tailor Louis Balcon and his Russian wife Laura. He began his career in filmmaking during the 1920s and, together with Victor Saville and John Freedman, he formed Balcon, Freedman & Savil...
With Hitchcock... 1. Woman to Woman(1923) - producer 2. The Passionate Adventure(1924) - producer 3. The Prude's Fall(1924) - producer 4. The White Shadow(1924) - producer 5. Die Prinzessin und der Geiger(1925) - producer 6. The Pleasure Garden(1925) - producer 7. The Mountain Eagle(1926) - producer 8. Downhill(1927) - producer 9. The Lodger: A Sto...
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born 19/May/1896 in Birmingham, Englandson of Louis Balcon (b. 1859) and Laura Balcon (b. ~1859) née Greenberg, who married 31/Mar/1886 in Birmingham, Warwickshirebrother of Phineas Charles Balcon (b. ~1887), Samuel Chandos Balcon (b. ~1891), Gertrude Rebecca Balcon (b. ~1894) and Helen Nettie Balcon (b. ~1898)died 17/Oct/1977 in Hartfield, East SussexNew York World-Telegram (27/Aug/1940) quoted in The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock(1983) by Donald Spoto, pages 235-36.See passenger listSir Michael Balcon was a motion-picture producer and a leader in the British cinema industry. He began his career as a producer in 1922, founded and directed Gainsborough Pictures, Ltd., in 1928, and became the director of production for Gaumont-British Pictures, Ltd., in 1931.
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Sir Michael Elias Balcon (19 May 1896 – 17 October 1977) was an English film producer known for his leadership of Ealing Studios in West London from 1938 to 1955. Under his direction, the studio became one of the most important British film studios of the day.
Sir Michael Elias Balcon (19 May 1896 – 17 October 1977) was an English film producer, known for his work with Ealing Studios. Balcon had earlier worked for Gainsborough Pictures, Gaumont British and MGM-British.
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