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.[2] She married British actor Ron Barron in 1953 while working as a secretary in the British film industry.[3] By the 1960s, she was working as a script supervisor at Woodfall Film Productions on films like If... and Isadora,[4] eventually gaining recognition for her talents as a script doctor on films like Reds and Yentl.[5]
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.[6] She is also known for her work as a music video director; she directed four videos for Boy George in the 1980s.[5]
Barron retired from filmmaking after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. She died in Ireland at the age of 77.[7] Her son, Steve, is also a filmmaker,[8] and her daughter, Siobhan, is a costume designer.
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