Photographer. Born David Royston Bailey in Leytonstone. He was contracted to Vogue magazine in 1960 and played a major part in capturing the images of the 'Swinging 60s'. He photographed both the famous and infamous including The Beatles, Jean Shrimpton, Rudolf Nureyev and the Kray twins. The character of the photographer in the 1966 film 'Blowup', was supposedly based on him.
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David Bailey
{Beneath the Waltham Forest logo:} David Bailey, CBE, born January 1938. The...
Camille-Léon-Louis Silvy was a French photographer, primarily active in London. Born in Nogent-le-Rotrou, France. He became a member of the Société Française de Photographie before moving to Londo...
Photographer and victim of the Marchioness tragedy, aged 30.
Michael David Rock was a photographer of rock acts in the 1970s. Born Hammersmith possibly (records differ) with the surname Rock which would give him a serious case of nominative determinism. Oth...
Born London. Created the award winning series Black Is The New Black, for BBC2. Member of the Windrush Commemoration Committee. Sources: IMDB, Gov UK.
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