Sir Cecil Beaton

Sir Cecil Beaton

Country

Great Britain

Birth - Death

1904 - 1980

Occupation

Photographer

Notable Achievements

CBE, Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur

Description

Stage and costume designer, painter, diarist. Noted photographer of royalty and stars, with a camp aesthetic. Photographer for Vogue and Vanity Fair magazines, though was fired from Vogue when some anti-semetic phrases were legibly published alongside his photographs. Most noted stage set designs include Broadway theatre productions of 'Lady Windermere's Fan' and 'My Fair Lady'. He won four Tony Awards for costume design and three Academy Awards.

Further Research/Reading

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/57523/Sir-Cecil-Beaton http://photography.about.com/od/famousphotogbiosae/a/SirCecilWalterHardyBeatonBiography.htm