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	Ealing Studios - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ealing Studios, a TV and film production company and facilities provider at Ealing Green in West London, claims to be the oldest film studio in the world.
		The site had been previously occupied by Will Barker Studios from 1896, but was acquired by theatre producer Basil Dean's newly-formed Associated Talking Pictures in 1929, and reopened as Ealing Studios in 1931.
		In the 1930s and 1940s Ealing produced many comedies with stars such as George Formby and Will Hay who had established their reputations in other spheres of entertainment.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ealing_Studios (372 words)

	Ealing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The name Ealing comes from the Saxon place-name Gillingas, and a settlement is recorded here in the twelfth century, amid a great forest that carpeted the area to the west of London.
		The earliest surviving English census is that for Ealing in 1599.
		Ealing Studios put the place on the map, culturally, with a series of well-known comedies – Kind Hearts and Coronets, Passport to Pimlico, The Ladykillers, etc. The studios were taken over by the BBC in 1955, and bits of Ealing started appearing in television programmes ranging from Doctor Who to Monty Python's Flying Circus.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ealing (331 words)

	EALING STUDIOS FUTURE IN DOUBT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Ealing Films renowned worldwide Ealing Comedies were produced at the studios by Sir Michael Balcon during the 40s and early 50s.
		The studios were bought by the BBC during the mid 50s and became headquarters for their Film Unit.
		Ealing Studios were let out to independent production companies but now the NFTS has decided to sell and the studios are again on the market with a question mark hanging over their future.
	www.amps.net /newsletters/issue29/29_ealing_studios.htm (375 words)

	Ealing Times: Ealing Guide: Ealing Studios: History
		The studios were taken over by the BBC in 1955, and bits of Ealing started appearing in television programmes ranging from Doctor Who to Monty Pyhton's Flying Circus.
		Ealing Studios is redeveloping the 3.8 acre site in West London to the cost of £50 million and work is already on the way to complete the new state of the art film and television studios.
		Firstly to rebuild and redevelop the studios so that it is a facility that would serve film and television production for another 100 years and secondly to re-launch Ealing Studios as a production company as it was in the 1940s and 50s in the Hollywood sense.
	www.ealingtimes.co.uk /ealingguide/ealingstudios/ealingstudiohistory (476 words)

	Ealing Studios - history - wickedlady.com
		Ealing Studios are best known for their run of now classic comedies of the late 1940s and early 1950s.
		Physically the studios were (and still are) at Ealing Green in West London.
		The studios were the first purpose built sound stage in Britain.
	www.wickedlady.com /films/ealing/ealing.html (1458 words)

	Ealing
		His successor, Michael Balcon, dominated the work of Ealing Studios up until 1957, when it was (ironically, given the threat posed to British Film by television in the 1950s) bought by the BBC.
		But it is also important to preface generalisations with a recognition that Ealing comedies did evolve (responding to changes in the national outlook from the "austerity" of 1947 to the "affluence" of the mid-1950s), and that there are important contrasts in attitude and tone between individual films and the work of individual directors and writers.
		We will explore both the inconsistencies and the development of Ealing's "vision" within the period, perhaps even question whether there was indeed a "common vision", but in the wider terms Ealing is noticeably and distinctively different from the work of contemporaries like the Boulting Brothers, or successors such as Hammer.
	www.newi.ac.uk /rdover/medcult/Ealing.htm (1300 words)

	Britmovie \| Ealing Studios Biography Page3
		Ealing's values were decent, virtuous and simplistic, and finite of ambition.
		The studios were bought in 2000 by Barnaby Thompson and Uri Fruchtmann (Fragile Films), property developer Harry Handelsman (Manhattan Loft Corporation) and author/producer John Kao.
		Ealing Studios has now fully revived its history of in-house filmmaking with The Importance of Being Earnest (2002).
	www.britmovie.co.uk /studios/ealing/biography/biog02.html (490 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Ealing Studios gear up for future
		Ealing Studios, one of the UK's most famous film and television studios, has got the go-ahead for a redevelopment aimed at taking it back to the forefront of film-making.
		The studios - where hits from the famed Ealing comedies to Spiceworld: The Movie were filmed - has been given planning permission for extra space and hi-tech facilities.
		The studios were opened in 1902 and work has recently begun on the first film to be made under the Ealing name since 1959.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/entertainment/1389067.stm (443 words)

	Ealing Studios (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Ealing Studios can claim to be the oldest film studio in the world.
		The BBC bought the Studios in 1959 and they spent the next 20 years creating television productions from Ealing Studios such as Colditz, The Singing Detective and Fortunes of War.
		The Studios were acquired in mid-2000 by Uri Fruchtmann, Barnaby Thompson, Harry Handelsman and John Kao.
	www.ealingstudios.co.uk /history_home.html (263 words)

	Britmovie \| Ealing Studios Biography Page2
		Ealing operated almost on a repertory basis, with a number of reliable performers appearing again and again, no doubt attracted as much by the idea of regular work as of contributing to the product of a much-favoured British studio.
		Ealing continued to flourish during WW II and even escaped near destruction after an incendiary bomb crashed through the roof of Stage 2 but miraculously did not ignite.
		Ealing is often sneered at for its cosiness and paternalism, for its fail-safe method of working, and for being a sort of cottage industry of film-making.
	www.britmovie.co.uk /studios/ealing/biography/biog01.html (732 words)

	screenonline: Ealing Studios Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The studios at Ealing in West London were built in 1931 by
		All of these, and others too numerous to mention, are fondly remembered as films that reflected the mood of the nation and said something about British national identity which struck a chord with post-war audiences and are cherished by millions to this day.
		His career at Ealing Studios as an editor and subsequently as a director
	www.screenonline.org.uk /people/id/456030 (292 words)

	Ealing Studios in West London
		Ealing is the unlikely home to the oldest film studio in the world.
		Ealing Studios are steeped in history, and fascinating tales lurk around the corner of every lot and in every dressing room.
		Ealing Studios [map] has survived many monumental changes in film history from the advent of the “talkie” to the recent digital revolution, as well as two world wars, whilst continuing to entertain the British people and the world.
	www.gosomewhere.co.uk /westlondon/ealingstudios.html (353 words)

	Nokia - BT wireless' Expidas Officially Opens its First Facility at Ealing Studios - Press Releases - Press - About ...
		Ealing is the first of many planned BT wireless and partner 'satellite' application development centres linked to the technical hub.
		Ealing Studios, Britain's oldest and most famous film studio, is being rebuilt as a next-generation studio for traditional film and television, and cutting edge digital companies.
		Ealing Studios was bought in 2000 by the principals of Fragile Films, The Idea Factory and The Manhattan Loft Corporation.
	press.nokia.com /PR/200108/829730_5.html (1121 words)

	Ealing Studios Ghost Stories (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Ealing Studios and Sir Michael Balcon became known for British comedies, but earlier the studio produced The Halfway House and Dead of Night, two ghost stories that remain an important part of horror movie history.
		After the studio suffered financial disaster in 1936, Balcon experienced a brief, but unhappy stint at Metro Goldwyn Mayer before joining a small unknown company called Ealing Studios in 1937 where he produced GAUNT STRANGER (1938), a remake of an Edgar Wallace story titled "The Ringer".
		Ealing Studios were already working on Dead of Night (1945) when peace was announced in 1945.
	www.missinglinkclassichorror.co.uk /ealing.htm (2312 words)

	The Titfield Thunderbolt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The film was produced by Ealing Studios and starred Stanley Holloway, George Relph and John Gregson.
		It was the first Ealing comedy shot in Technicolor.
		The film was written by T.E.B. Clarke and was inspired by the restoration of the narrow gauge Talyllyn Railway in Wales, claimed to be the world's first heritage railway.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Titfield_Thunderbolt (169 words)

	A venerable film studio gets a new lease on life \| csmonitor.com
		The studios were sold to the BBC for television production in 1956 and again to the National Film and Television School in 1994.
		The studio's first official comedy under new management, Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest," starring Colin Firth, Rupert Everett, and Reese Witherspoon, was released in 2002 to lukewarm reviews and modest success.
		Ealing Studios joins West London's growing "creative corridor," an area that has grown nearly 200 percent over the past five years.
	www.csmonitor.com /2003/1128/p15s02-almo.htm (1124 words)

	Ealing's Community and Business Pages - Logical Software Ltd (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Ealing is situated in West London with good transport links to central London by tube and train and with easy access to Heathrow airport and the motorway system.
		With a population of over 300,000 it is home to the Ealing Film studios and is a familiar location to television viewers worldwide.
		Ealing's major development occurred in the mid 1800's when the rail and underground links were constructed, the architecture of Ealing reflects this.
	ealing-web.com (147 words)

	Ealing Village (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		I was so impresssed that at Ealing Village all the people on the first floor had lovely rose gardens in front of their windows.
		Ealing Village is a wonderful place and I would love to hear from from anyone who remembers the name Olek.
		Ealing Village are private flats with a swimming pool, tennis courts and a club house, oh what wonderful summers us kids had there.
	www.lammas.com /community/EalingVillage.html (2781 words)

	Ealing Studios (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		When Charles Barr's study of Ealing Studios was first issued in 1977 it became an instant classic.
		Barr charts the evolution of the studio from its beginnings as a little backwater studio facility, through its becoming a significant production company with a string of classic films to its name, and on to its decline and fall.
		Ealing Studios has loads of pictures and plenty of meat in the text to keep you reading.
	www.britishpictures.com /books/ealing.htm (273 words)

	Ealing on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Cardinal Newman went to school in Ealing, and the former French king Louis Philippe taught in the borough.
		The biologist Thomas Huxley was born in Ealing.
		Ealing Council to pioneer 'Knowledge Partnership' with office of the e-envoy.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/E/Ealing.asp (335 words)

	Sir Michael Balcon and Ealing Studios
		His function in British cinema is essentially that of a chief executive, a studio head, rather than a producer in the creative sense of the word.
		He goes on to say that 'comedy at Ealing usually starts with an original filmic idea rather than a bestselling book', and certainly among the charms of the films is their quirky freshness and oroginality, their cinematic inventiveness.
		In its representations of courage, fortitude and consensual effort, the Ealing ethos was characterised by a low-key realism which was the legacy of 'the men who kept realism going on the screen': by these 'men', he meant the documentary filmmakers he praised in a lecture he gave to the Film Workers' Association in 1943.
	www.leninimports.com /michael_balcon.html (771 words)

	Ealing Times: Ealing Guide: Ealing
		Ealing is located in West London and twinned with Marcq-en-Baroeul in France, and Kreis Steinfurt in Germany.
		As London developed, the area that makes up modern-day Ealing became predominantly market gardens, but in the 1850s (with the Great Western Railway making travel much faster) villages started to grow into towns, and now the towns are merging into unbroken residential areas.
		Ealing Studios put the place on the map, culturally, with a series of well-known comedies - Kind Hearts & Coronets, Passport to Pimlico, The Ladykillers, etc. The studios were taken over by the BBC in 1955, and bits of Ealing started appearing in television programmes ranging from Doctor Who to Monty Python's Flying Circus.
	www.ealingtimes.co.uk /ealingguide (287 words)

	Turner Classic Movies This Month Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Narrated by Daniel Day-Lewis, whose grandfather, Sir Michael Balcon, ran the studio during its heyday, the documentary explores the enduring popularity of the quirky studio responsible for defining British comedy on the big screen.
		The documentary features interviews with Ealing Studios' stars, craftsmen, and contemporary filmmakers and actors who were influenced by the studio, as well as clips from many of the great films produced at Ealing.
		Interviewees include Ealing actors Googie Withers and John McCallum watching their own films and commenting on their romantic relationship on – and off – screen.
	www.turnerclassicmovies.com /ThisMonth/Article/0,,12636,00.html (417 words)

	Ealing Studios biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In 1944 the studios were taken over by the Rank organisation.
		This was the beginning of a popular series of comedies that became the hallmark of Ealing Studios.
		Others include Passport to Pimlico (1949), Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), Whisky Galore (1949), The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) and The Man in the White Suit (1951) The last comedy in this series was The Ladykillers (1955).
	ealing-studios.biography.ms (227 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| The Guardian \| Ealing on a roll as deal revives studios
		Ealing studios, Britain's oldest film complex and once the home of the industry's finest and most eccentric comic creations, is this year the talk of the Cannes festival.
		Harvey Weinstein, the co-chairman of Miramax, said he was excited by Ealing, and that his involvement in its renaissance reflected a "continuing love affair with British film".
		Valiant, another Ealing project announced in Cannes, also captures the spirit of the studio's wackiness; the £40m film by John Williams, producer of Shrek, is the story of a lowly wood pigeon with aspirations of becoming a wartime Royal Air Force messenger.
	www.guardian.co.uk /uk_news/story/0,3604,721123,00.html (394 words)

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