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Anne Balfour-Fraser (10 August 1923 – 26 July 2016) was a British film producer who specialised in documentaries. Early lifeBorn 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 Constance Lytton were prominent suffragists, with Lytton going to prison several times for her activism.[1] Balfour-Fraser grew up at her family's home, Balbirnie, near Markinch, Fife, and studied at St Leonards school, St Andrews. CareerWorld War IIDuring 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.[2] MusicAs a child, Balfour-Fraser learned the flute, then studied singing at the Royal Academy of Music, London, eventually performing at La Scala in Milan.[1] FilmBalfour-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.[2] References1. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/aug/21/anne-balfour-fraser-obituary|title=Anne Balfour-Fraser obituary|first=Patrick|last=Russell|date=21 August 2016|publisher=|accessdate=21 August 2016|via=The Guardian}} 2. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-anne-balfour-fraser-film-producer-and-singer-1-4201855|title=Obituary: Anne Balfour-Fraser, film producer and singer|work=scotsman.com|accessdate=21 August 2016}} External links{{IMDb name|3330166}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Balfour-Fraser, Anne}}{{Film-producer-stub}} 3 : 1923 births|2016 deaths|British film producers |
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