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, the fifth of six children born to a Russian father tailor and an English mother from a wealthy family. She wanted to attend university, but her parents pushed her to instead go to secretarial school. She married British actor Ron Barron in 1953 while working as a secretary in the British film industry. By the 1960s, she was working as a script supervisor at

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on films like '' If...'' and '' Isadora'', eventually gaining recognition for her talents as a script doctor on films like ''

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'' and ''Yentl''. Under Skreba Productions, which she co-founded with

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and Ann Skinner, Barron went to work 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

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in the ’80s. Barron retired from filmmaking after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. She died in Ireland at the age of 77. Her son, Steve, is also a filmmaker, and her daughter, Siobhan, is a costume designer.

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