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Balcon

British  
/ ˈbɔːlkən /

noun

  1. Sir Michael . 1896–1977, British film producer; his films made at Ealing Studios include the comedies Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) and The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)

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In 1984 Bafta honoured him with the prestigious Michael Balcon Award for outstanding contribution to British cinema.

From BBC

Le Balcon pulls off the effect with exploding streamers, thereby managing to communicate Stockhausen’s playfulness, as well as his avant-garde energy.

From New York Times

The Vuelta returns to the mountains on Wednesday with a 157km route from Getxo to Balcon de Bizkaia in the Basque country, the first of three summit finishes in the space of four days before the race concludes on Sunday in Madrid.

From Reuters

But activists like the town hall’s organizer Lola Balcon, part of the group Survivors Against SESTA, saw an opportunity.

From The Verge

But in 1958, Sir Michael Balcon, who ran the studio, set out to prove Britain could produce a war film to rival the Americans.

From BBC