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Balieff was known for his feigned lack of
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sound-on-film process, and premiered on 15 April 1923 at the Rivoli
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and South Africa, appearing in major capital cities. He was married to Helena
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before being remembered and ordered back. The
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Balieff died of a kidney ailment on 3 September 1936, aged 63, at the Park West
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