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

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in the 1980s. Barron retired from filmmaking after being diagnosed with

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. She died in Ireland at the age of 77. Her son,

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, is also a filmmaker, and her daughter, Siobhan, is a costume designer.

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