Sir Michael Elias Balcon 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.
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Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies (2001 ed): Art. Michael Balcon p. 28
Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies (2001 ed): Art. Michael Balcon p. 28
