Anne Balfour-Fraser
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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.{{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}}
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.{{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}}
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Category:British film producers
Category:20th-century British businesspeople
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