David Bale

David Charles Howard Bale was a South Africanborn English entrepreneur and an environmentalist animal rights activist. He was the father of actor Christian Bale and the husband of Gloria Steinem.

Bale was born in South Africa to English parents. His father, Philip Bale, was a Royal Air Force pilot. Bale grew up in England, Egypt, and the Channel Islands. He worked as a commercial pilot and later ran a commuter airline in England. His business activities included marketing imported jeans and skateboards.

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