Cecil Beaton Biography

Cecil Beaton biography

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NAME: Cecil Beaton
OCCUPATION: Photographer, Writer
BIRTH DATE: January 14, 1904
DEATH DATE: January 18, 1980
EDUCATION: St. John's College, University of Cambridge
PLACE OF BIRTH: London, England, United Kingdom
PLACE OF DEATH: Broadchalke, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Full Name: Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton
AKA: Sir Cecil Beaton
AKA: Cecil Beaton

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Sir Cecil Beaton was an English fashion photographer who is also known for his work as a diarist, interior designer, and Oscar-winning stage and costume designer.

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Profile

Famed fashion photographer Sir Cecil Beaton was born on January 14, 1904, in London, England. As a child, he adored the picture postcards of society ladies that came with the the Sunday newspaper. In the 1920s, he was hired as a staff photographer for Vanity Fair and Vogue, where he developed a unique style of posing sitters with unusual backgrounds. He was also a diarist, interior designer, and Oscar-winning stage and costume designer. Beaton died in Broadchalke, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, on January 18, 1980.