Cecil Beaton

Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton CBE (14 January 1904 – 18 January 1980) was a British fashion, portrait and war photographer, diarist, painter, and interior designer, as well as an Oscar–winning stage and costume designer for films and the theatre.

Sir

Cecil Beaton

CBE
Portrait by Lafayette Ltd, 1920s
Born
Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton

(1904-01-14)14 January 1904
Hampstead, London
Died18 January 1980(1980-01-18) (aged 76)
Reddish House, Broad Chalke, Wiltshire, England
Resting placeAll Saints' church graveyard, Broad Chalke, Wiltshire, England
EducationHeath Mount School
St Cyprian's School
Harrow School
St John's College, Cambridge
Occupations
  • Photographer
  • interior designer
  • socialite
  • writer
  • costume designer
RelativesBaba Beaton (sister)
Nancy Beaton (sister)
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