Cecil Beaton

Photographer

About

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Also Known As

Sir Cecil Beaton

Birth Place

London, England, GB

Born

January 14, 1904

Died

January 18, 1980

Biography

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Legendary photographer and theatrical designer of sets, costumes and anything else worth looking at. With his flamboyant talent, equally outsize wit and temperament, and an all-but-certified talent for living, Beaton put his distinctive stamp on not only some of the most famous fashion and movie-star portraits ever taken, but also on a number of lavish stage productions and a handful of ...

Filmography

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My Fair Lady (1964)

Production Design

Production Design

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)

Period Costume designed & created by

My Fair Lady (1964)

The Doctor's Dilemma (1959)

Photos & Videos

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Gigi (1958) -- (Original Trailer)

Doctor's Dilemma, The - (Original Trailer)

Notes

Knighted in 1972.

Biography

Legendary photographer and theatrical designer of sets, costumes and anything else worth looking at. With his flamboyant talent, equally outsize wit and temperament, and an all-but-certified talent for living, Beaton put his distinctive stamp on not only some of the most famous fashion and movie-star portraits ever taken, but also on a number of lavish stage productions and a handful of films. Beaton's best known works in the cinema are his costumes for Vincente Minnelli's delightful adaptation of the stage musical based on Colette's fin de siecle novel "Gigi" (1958) and his costumes and sets (based on his original stage conceptions) for George Cukor's less successful adaptation of another Broadway hit, "My Fair Lady" (1964).

Filmography

Art Director (Feature Film)

My Fair Lady (1964)

Production Design

Production Design

Costume-Wardrobe (Feature Film)

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)

Period Costume designed & created by

My Fair Lady (1964)

The Doctor's Dilemma (1959)

The Truth About Women (1958)

Costume Designer

The Young Mr. Pitt (1943)

Dress Designer and decor

Suicide Squadron (1942)

Gowns Designer by

The Remarkable Mr. Kipps (1941)

Art Department (Feature Film)

My Fair Lady (1964)

Life Events

Photo Collections

Gigi - Costume Design Sketches

Here are a few original Cecil Beaton costume design sketches for MGM's Gigi (1958), starring Leslie Caron.

Videos

On A Clear Day You Can See Forever - (Original Trailer) Barbra Steisand explores her past lives in the musical On A Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) directed by Vincente Minnelli.

Gigi (1958) -- (Original Trailer) A Parisian girl (Leslie Caron) is raised to be a kept woman but dreams of love and marriage in Gigi (1958), directed by Vincente Minnelli.

Doctor's Dilemma, The - (Original Trailer) A woman tries to convince the medical profession to save her ill husband despite his lack of character in The Doctor's Dilemma (1958), starring Leslie Caron and Dirk Bogarde.

Bibliography

Notes

Knighted in 1972.

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