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Anne Balfour-Fraser (10 August 1923 – 26 July 2016) was a British film producer who specialised in documentaries.
Early life
Born Anne Balfour in Woking, Surrey, Balfour-Fraser's grandfather was Conservative politician Gerald Balfour, eventual Earl of Balfour, and her great-uncle Conservative Prime Minister Arthur Balfour. Her grandmother Betty Balfour (Bulwer-Lytton) and great-aunt Lady Constance Bulwer-Lytton were prominent suffragists, with Lytton going to prison several times for her activism.
Balfour-Fraser grew up at her family's home, Balbirnie, near Markinch, Fife, and studied at St Leonards school, St Andrews.
Career
= World War II
=During the second world war, Balfour-Fraser worked in a factory laboratory analyzing aluminum to repair aircraft. Balfour-Fraser's mother, Ruth Balfour, had been one of the first women to study at Cambridge and had worked as a doctor during World War II.
= Music
=As a child, Balfour-Fraser learned the flute, then studied singing at the Royal Academy of Music, London, eventually performing at La Scala in Milan.
= Film
=Balfour-Fraser formed a film production company called Inca, shortened form of Independent Cine Art.
She earned Academy Award and BAFTA nominations for the films she produced.
References
External links
Anne Balfour-Fraser at IMDb
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Monarki Britania Raya
- The Crown (seri televisi)
- Edward VIII dari Britania Raya
- Daftar film Amerika tahun 2010
- Daftar ahli botani berdasarkan singkatan penulis
- Anne Balfour-Fraser
- Anne
- David Fraser (British Army officer)
- I Think They Call Him John
- 1923 in the United Kingdom
- Deaths in July 2016
- 2016 in the United Kingdom
- Lady Elizabeth Montagu
- Anne Hamilton, Countess of Huntly
- George Douglas, 2nd Earl of Dumbarton
