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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.
Jan 7, 2016 · A portfolio producer: Michael Balcon’s management of film production at the Gaumont-British Picture Corporation. Michael Balcon has been acknowledged for his work at Ealing Studios from 1939, and particularly for a portfolio of films produced in the decade 1942-1952.
Michael Balcon started in films as a distributor, then a producer from the early 1920s, helping to launch the career of Alfred Hitchcock. In the 1930s, Balcon was prominent in building up a huge annual production programme of films for both Gainsborough and Gaumont-British. Head of MGM-British, 1936-38, then in charge of production at Ealing.
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Oct 13, 2017 · Balcon was knighted in 1948 and later claimed that his years at Ealing Studios were the ‘most rewarding years of my personal career and perhaps the most fruitful in the history of British film production’.
Michael Balcon started in films as a distributor, then a producer from the early 1920s, helping to launch the career of Alfred Hitchcock. In the 1930s, Balcon was prominent in building up a huge annual production programme of films for both Gainsborough and Gaumont-British. Head of MGM-British, 1936-38, then in charge of production at Ealing.
- May 19, 1896
- October 17, 1977
Balcon, Michael (1896-1977) Executive, Producer Whatever limitations may now be ascribed to the Ealing Studios output of the 1940s and 1950s, it is undeniably at the centre of any account of the British film industry's most prestigious period - and is above all the achievement of Michael Balcon .
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Sir Michael Elias Balcon 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.
