Born Birmingham. Film producer. Worked at Gainsborough Film Studios. Went on to run Ealing Studios from 1938-56. His daughter married Cecil Day Lewis. Died East Sussex.
The National Portrait Gallery hold a by Jacob Epstein, commissioned by Alfred Hitchcock.
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Sir Michael Balcon
Hackney owns up: "The plaque states that 'The Wicked Lady' was filmed at Gain...
City of Westminster Sir Michael Balcon, 1896 - 1977, film maker, lived here, ...
Sir Michael Balcon, 1896 - 1977, film producer, worked here, 1938 - 1956. Eng...
Entertainer. Born over a chip shop in Rochdale, Lancashire as Grace Stansfield. Worked at Gainsborough Film Studios.  Gracie and her husband Archie moved from Upper Street, N1 in 1929 to The Towers...
Author and screenwriter. Born in Columbus, Ohio. As an author, he became a member of the Algonquin Round Table. This led him to befriend amongst others Dorothy Parker and George S. Kaufman, and bec...
Character actor. Â Born Lancashire. Â Played many comic roles. Â Late in her life Alan Bennett wrote a number of roles for her.
British film pioneer. Â Born in Fife, raised in Edinburgh. Â Came south as a master chemist. Became interested in photography and X-ray photography. Â 1896Â he introduced the first programme of films t...
Publishes casting directories.
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