Quote of the day
Like stones rolling down hills, fair ideas reach their objectives despite all obstacles and barriers. It may be possible to speed or hinder them, but impossible to stop them.
Michael Balcon

Born: May 19, 1896
Died: October 17, 1977 (aged 81)
Bio: Sir Michael Elias Balcon was an English film producer, known for his work with Ealing Studios. Balcon had earlier worked for Gainsborough Pictures, Gaumont British and MGM-British.
Known for:
- Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
- The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
- The Ladykillers (1955)
- Passport to Pimlico (1949)
- The Man in the White Suit (1951)