Zelda Barron
Zelda Barron (nee Zelda Ruth Solomons, 31 March 1929 – 14 August 2006) was a British director, screenwriter, and producer known for films like Shag, Secret Places, and The Bulldance. Barron was born in Manchester, the fifth of six children born to a Russian Jewish father tailor and an English mother from a wealthy family. She wanted to attend university, but her parents pushed her to go to secretarial school.
Zelda Barron
- Name
- Zelda Barron
- Birth Name
- Zelda Ruth Solomons
- Born
- 31 March 1929
- Birthplace
- Manchester, England
- Place of death
- Ireland
- Occupation
- Filmmaker
- Died
- 2006
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
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She married British actor Ron Barron in 1953 while working as a secretary in the British film industry. Under Skreba Productions, which she co-founded with Simon Relph and Ann Skinner, Barron worked on her own films, including Secret Places, which she wrote and directed. She is also known for her work as a music video director; she directed four videos for Boy George in the 1980s. Barron retired from filmmaking after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. She died in Ireland at the age of 77. Her son, Steve, is also a filmmaker, and her daughter, Siobhan, is a costume designer.
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• Name — Zelda Barron • Birth Name — Zelda Ruth Solomons • Born — 31 March 1929 • Birthplace — Manchester, England • Place of death — Ireland • Occupation — Filmmaker • Children — 2, including director Steve Barron
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Zelda Barron, a “Continuity”, director, film producer and screenwriter, was born on 31 March 1929 in Manchester and died on 14 August 2006. Both events are recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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- 1.Maxford, H. Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. 37. 2018. 978-1-4766-7007-2.
- 2.Relph, Simon. Obituary: Zelda Barron. the Guardian. 2006-09-11.
- 3.Lentz, H.M. Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2006: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. 23. 2007. 978-0-7864-5211-8.
- 4.Zelda Barron. IMDb.
- 5.5 Jun 1985, 63 – The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com. Newspapers.com.
- 6.Zelda Barron. The Independent.
- 7.Variety Staff. Zelda Barron. Variety. 2006-09-08.
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