Cecil Beaton
Sir Cecil Beaton Cecil Beaton in China during the Second World War Born Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton (1904-01-14)14 January 1904 Hampstead, London, England Died 18 January 1980(1980-01-18) (aged 76) Reddish House, Broad Chalke, Wiltshire, England Resting place All Saints Churchyard, Broad Chalke, Wiltshire, England Nationality British Occupation Photographer, designer, socialite, writer Parents Ernest Walter Hardy Beaton Etty Sissons Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton, CBE (14 January 1904 – 18 January 1980) was an English fashion, portrait and war photographer, diarist, painter, interior designer and an Academy Award-winning stage and costume designer for films and the theatre. He was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1970.