Zelda Barron
Born
Zelda Ruth Solomons

31 March 1929
Manchester, England
Died14 August 2006 (2006-08-15) (aged 77)
Ireland
OccupationFilmmaker
Children2, including director Steve Barron

Zelda Barron (nee Zelda Ruth Solomons, 31 March 1929 – 14 August 2006)[1] was a British director, screenwriter, and producer known for films like Shag, Secret Places, and The Bulldance.[2]

Barron was born in Manchester, the fifth of six children born to a Russian Jewish father tailor and an English mother from a wealthy family. She wanted to attend university, but her parents pushed her to go to secretarial school.[3] She married British actor Ron Barron in 1953 while working as a secretary in the British film industry.[4] By the 1960s, she was working as a script supervisor at Woodfall Film Productions on films like If... and Isadora,[5] eventually gaining recognition for her talents as a script doctor on films like Reds and Yentl.[6]

Under Skreba Productions, which she co-founded with Simon Relph and Ann Skinner, Barron worked on her own films, including Secret Places, which she wrote and directed. She is also known for her work as a music video director; she directed four videos for Boy George in the 1980s.[7]

Barron retired from filmmaking after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. She died in Ireland at the age of 77.[8] Her son, Steve, is also a filmmaker,[9] and her daughter, Siobhan, is a costume designer.

References

  1. Maxford, H. (2018). Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-4766-7007-2. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  2. Relph, Simon (11 September 2006). "Obituary: Zelda Barron". the Guardian. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  3. Relph, Simon (11 September 2006). "Obituary: Zelda Barron". the Guardian. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  4. Lentz, H.M. (2007). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2006: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. Lentz’s Performing Arts Obituaries. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-7864-5211-8. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  5. "Zelda Barron". IMDb. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  6. "5 Jun 1985, 63 – The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  7. "5 Jun 1985, 63 – The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  8. "Zelda Barron". The Independent. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  9. Variety Staff (8 September 2006). "Zelda Barron". Variety. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
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