Cecil Beaton

Personal Info

Known For

Costume & Make-Up

Known Credits

0.5425

Gender

Male

Birthday

14-Jan-1904

Age

(122 years old)

Place of Birth

Hampstead, London, England

Also Known As

Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton
Sir Beaton
Sir Cecil Beaton

Cecil Beaton

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.

Credits

Beaton by Bailey (1971) Character: Self
Whimsical portrait of photographer and designer Cecil Beaton during a photo session with David Bailey.

Gerard Malanga's Film Notebooks (1970) Character: Self
This compilation of Gerard Malanga's short films consists of a collection of extremely rare footage and film portraits providing candid and interesting glimpses of Bob Dylan, Salvador Dalí, Jane Fonda and The Velvet Underground among other 1960s icons and featuring original music by Angus MacLise, who was the first drummer to perform with The Velvet Underground.

More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady' (1995) Character: Self (archive footage)
This 30th anniversary documentary treats film fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of "My Fair Lady," the classic musical about a poor young girl transformed into a woman of society through the tutoring of Prof. Henry Higgins. Includes footage of the filming process, as well as discussion by modern film critics about the impact movie had on later films.

Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards (2017) Character: Self (archive footage)
An in-depth portrait of MANOLO BLAHNIK, self-confessed 'cobbler' and the man regarded by most influential fashion figures as 'the best shoe-maker of the 20th and 21st centuries. A film for anyone who has ever looked longingly at a pair of... 'Manolos'

Gigi (1958) Character: Gentleman in Park (uncredited)
A home, a motorcar, servants, the latest fashions: the most eligible and most finicky bachelor in Paris offers them all to Gigi. But she, who's gone from girlish gawkishness to cultured glamour before our eyes, yearns for that wonderful something money can't buy.

Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel (2012) Character: Self (archive footage)
This intimate and loving portrait of the legendary arbiter of fashion, art and culture illustrates the many stages of Vreeland's remarkable life. Born in Paris in 1903, she was to become New York's "Empress of Fashion" and a celebrated Vogue editor.

Love, Cecil (2017) Character: Himself (archive footage)
A documentary about Academy Award-winning costume designer Cecil Beaton. A respected photographer, artist, and set designer, Beaton was best known for designing on award-winning films such as 'Gigi' (1958) and 'My Fair Lady' (1964). The film features archive footage and interviews with a number of models, artists, and filmmakers who worked closely with Beaton during his illustrious career.

Cecil Beaton

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Cecil Beaton

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