Beaton, Sir Cecil Walter Hardy
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Beaton, Sir Cecil Walter Hardy (1904–80), English designer and photographer. His first work for the stage was the scenery and costumes for the revue
Follow the Sun (1936). His first venture into the non-musical theatre was the costumes and scenery for
Gielgud's production of
Wilde's Lady Windermere's Fan (1945). A year later he made his first appearance as an actor in an American production of this play, again designing the costumes and scenery. He was associated with revivals of
Pinero's The Second Mrs Tanqueray (1950),
Lonsdale's Aren't We All? (1953), and
Love's Labour's Lost (
Old Vic, 1954). He was also responsible for the décor and costumes of
Coward's Quadrille (1952; NY, 1954). His later work—including Enid
Bagnold's The Chalk Garden (1955), Coward's
Look after Lulu (1959), and the musical
Coco (1969)—was seen mostly in New York. His best-known work was the lavish and witty costume design for the musical
My Fair Lady (1956; London, 1958).
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Imagery's maestros
Newspaper article from: The Press; 8/24/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...of the plain-spoken Yankee, Sir Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) was his antithesis...photographers of the 20th century, Beaton's photographs continue to exude...Rolling Stones three decades later. Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton was given his first camera...
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Anniversaries
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 1/18/1995; 410 words
; ...Charles John Kean, actor, 1811; Sir Edward Frankland, chemist, 1825...sculptor, 1886; Oliver Norvell Hardy, comedian, 1892; Cary Grant...Henry Ellis, historian, 1964; Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton, designer and photographer, 1980...
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Anniversaries: 18th January 1996
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 1/18/1996; 311 words
; ...Ransome, critic and writer, 1884; Oliver Norvell Hardy, comedian, 1892; Cary Grant (Archibald Alexander...Hugh Todd Naylor Gaitskell, statesman, 1963; Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton, designer and photographer, 1980. On this day...
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Anniversaries: 13th & 14th January
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 1/13/1996; 428 words
; ...of Poitiers. TOMORROW: Births: Dr Albert Schweitzer, missionary, 1875; Hugh Lofting, author, 1886; Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton, photographer and stage designer, 1904; Joseph Losey, film director, 1909. Deaths: Edmond Halley, astronomer...
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Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton , 1904-80, English scenery and costume...designing his first stage show (1935), Beaton worked on numerous productions, including...and The Unexpurgated Beaton: The Cecil Beaton Diaries as He Wrote Them, 1970...
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Beaton, Sir Cecil Walter Hardy
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Beaton, Sir Cecil Walter Hardy (1904–80) British photographer, costume and stage...My Fair Lady (stage, 1956; film, 1964), and Coco (1969). Beaton's books include The Wandering Years (1962).
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Beaton, (Sir) Cecil
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
BEATON, (Sir) Cecil Costume Designer. Nationality: British. Born: Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton in London, 14 January 1904. Education: Attended Heath Mount...
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