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May 19, 1896 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom Died on 17 Oct 1977 (aged 81)
English Film producer
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About Michael Balcon
- Sir Michael Elias Balcon (19 May 1896 – 17 October 1977) was an English film producer, known for his leadership of Ealing Studios from 1938 to 1955.
- He left after ownership had changed for a second time.
- Under his direction, it became the most notable British film studio. Balcon had earlier co-founded Gainsborough Pictures with Victor Saville in 1923; later working with Gaumont British, which absorbed their studio.
- Later still he worked with MGM-British.
- In 1956 he founded a production company known as Ealing Films, and later headed British Lion Films.
- He served as chairman of the British Film Institute production board to help fund and encourage new work.
