David Bale

David Charles Howard Bale (2 September 1941 – 30 December 2003)^[1] was an English businessman and an environmentalist animal rights activist.

David Bale
Born	David Charles Howard Bale (1941-09-02)2 September 1941 South Africa
Died	30 December 2003(2003-12-30) (aged 62) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Movement	Animal rights
Spouse(s)	Sandra Kreunen (div. 1964) Jenny James ​ ​ (m. 1972; div. 1991)​ Gloria Steinem ​ (m. 2000)​
Children	4, including Christian

He was the father of actor Christian Bale and the husband of Gloria Steinem.

Bale died of lymphoma and brain cancer in Santa Monica, California on 30 December 2003, aged 62.