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Aileen Freda Balcon (née Leatherman), Lady Balcon. (1904-1988), Wife of Michael Balcon; mother of Jill Balcon; daughter of H. Leatherman. Sitter in 12 portraits. Aileen Freda Leatherman was born in Middlesex, but brought up in Johannesburg. In 1924 she married film producer Sir Michael Balcon and had two children: Jill, born 1925, and Jonathan ...
On 10 April 1924, Balcon married Aileen Freda Leatherman (1904–1988), daughter of Max Jacobs and Beatrice Leatherman, whose families were Jewish immigrants from Poland. She was born in Middlesex, but brought up in Johannesburg, South Africa. The couple enjoyed theatre and opera, loved travel (especially to Italy), and had a wide circle of ...
- 2, including Jill Balcon
Aileen Leatherman (mother) Jill Angela Henriette Balcon (3 January 1925 – 18 July 2009) [1] was a British actress. She was known for her work in film, television, radio and on stage. She made her film debut in Nicholas Nickleby (1947). [2]
- 1946–1999
He married Aileen Freda Leatherman on April 10th 1924. Balcon was a key figure in the life of Alfred Hitchcock and gave him the opportunity to direct his first full feature film — The Pleasure Garden (1925).
In 1924 he married Aileen Leatherman, and they had one son and one daughter, Miss Jill Balcon, the actress, widow of the poet Cecil Day-Lewis. The list of films which have been included in this obituary notice (and which only represent a small part of his total output) can stand as his epitaph.
Apr 27, 2022 · That same year, 1924, Balcon married on 10 April Aileen Freda Jacobs, née Leatherman (1904–1988), daughter of Beatrice Leatherman, born in Middlesex, but brought up in Johannesburg. In 1946 she was appointed MBE for her war work. Their marriage was happy and lasted until Balcon's death.
