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Michael Balcon
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English film producer (1896–1977)
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It sits within the topics 1896 births, 1977 deaths and 20th-century English businesspeople.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1896
- Died
- 1977
- Works
- 5
Top works
- Film production and management
- The producer
- Twenty years of British film, 1925-1945
- Twenty years of British film, 1925-1945
- Michael Balcon presents ... a lifetime of films
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Film & TV
Birmingham, England, UK
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.
Known for
- Sir John Mills' Moving Memories — Self (archive footage)2000
- How the Myth Was Made: A Study of Robert Flaherty's Man of Aran — Self1978
- The Ealing Comedies — Self1970
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Michael
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Birmingham
- Place of death
- Hartfield
- Occupation
- film producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Knight Bachelor
- Noble title
- Knight Bachelor
- Image
- Becky Sharp (1935) 8.jpg
Show 6 more facts
- date of birth
- 1896-05-19
- date of death
- 1977-10-17
- Commons category
- Michael Balcon
- name in native language
- Michael Balcon
- described by source
- The Times
- related category
- Category:Films produced by Michael Balcon
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1896 births1977 deaths20th-century English businesspeople20th-century English JewsBritish film production company foundersBritish film studio executivesEnglish film producersEnglish people of Latvian-Jewish descentEnglish people of Polish-Jewish descentGovernors of the British Film InstituteKnights BachelorMale actors from Birmingham, West MidlandsMass media people from Birmingham, West MidlandsPeople educated at George Dixon AcademyPeople from EdgbastonRank Organisation people