Michael Balcon
(1896-1977), Film producerSir Michael Balcon
Sitter in 36 portraits
Film producer. Through Gainsborough Pictures, Gaumont-British and Ealing Studios Balcon was responsible for a wide range of classic British films including The 39 Steps (1935), Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) and The Cruel Sea (1952).
by Jacob Epstein
bronze bust, 1933
NPG 6060
by Howard Coster
bromide print, 1936
NPG x1719
by Howard Coster
bromide print on card mount, 1936
NPG x2196
by Howard Coster
bromide print, 1936
NPG x1720
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x2682
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x2683
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x2686
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x2687
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x2688
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x2689
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x2690
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x2691
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x2692
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x2693
by Dorothy Wilding
cream-toned bromide print on photographer's card mount, 1937
NPG x136875
Jonathan Balcon; Michael Balcon; Aileen Freda Balcon (née Leatherman)
by Keystone Press Agency Ltd
bromide press print, 9 August 1937
NPG x184164
Clifford Evans; Constance Cummings; Michael Balcon
by Unknown photographer
bromide press print, circa 1942
NPG x184163
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, January 1948
NPG x163838
Michael Balcon; Aileen Freda Balcon (née Leatherman), Lady Balcon
by Tom Blau
bromide press print, 1951
NPG x198255
by Lida Moser
bromide print, April 1953
NPG x45370
Related People
- Aileen Freda Balcon (née Leatherman), Lady Balcon (wife)
- Jill Balcon (daughter)
- Jonathan Balcon (son)
- Sir Daniel Day-Lewis (grandson)
- Tamasin Day-Lewis (granddaughter)
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