List of Famous people with last name Balcon

Jill Balcon

First Name Jill
Born on January 3, 1925
Died on July 18, 2009 (aged 84)

Jill Angela Henriette Balcon was an English film and radio actress, who was also known for her stage and television work. She made her film debut in Nicholas Nickleby (1947). She was the second wife of poet Cecil Day-Lewis and they had two children together: Tamasin Day-Lewis, who became a food critic and TV chef, and Daniel Day-Lewis, notable for his acting career.

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Michael Balcon

First Name Michael
Last Name Balcon
Born on May 19, 1896
Died on October 17, 1977 (aged 81)

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 the one of the most important British film studios of the day. In an industry short of Hollywood-style moguls, Balcon emerged as a key figure, and an obdurately British one too, in his benevolent, somewhat headmasterly approach to the running of a creative organization. He is known for his leadership, as well as guidance of young Alfred Hitchcock.

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