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- Birth nameJill Angela Henrietta Balcon
- Jill Balcon was born on January 3, 1925 in Westminster, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for An Ideal Husband (1999), The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947) and Esther Waters (1977). She was married to Cecil Day-Lewis. She died on July 18, 2009 in London, England, UK.
- SpouseCecil Day-Lewis(1951 - May 22, 1972) (his death, 2 children)
- Children
- Parents
- RelativesGabriel-Kane Day Lewis(Grandchild)
- Mother of Lydia Tamasin Day-Lewis and Daniel Day-Lewis.
- Spent her retirement living in a thatched cottage in the Hampshire countryside, having Alec and Merula Guinness as her neighbors.
- Distinguished British actress of stage, screen and radio. Educated at Roedean School in Brighton and trained for acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, finishing top of her class. Began her career as an announcer with the BBC.
- Her husband, Cecil Day-Lewis, wrote several mystery novels and movie scripts under the pen name "Nicholas Blake." Under his real name, he was a famous poet and served as England's Poet Laureate from 1968 until his death in 1972.
- Daughter of Michael Balcon.
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