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Person    | Male  Born 14/1/1904  Died 18/1/1980

Sir Cecil Beaton

Sir Cecil Beaton

Photographer, painter, interior designer and designer for stage and screen. Born 21 Langland Gardens, Hampstead. Excelling in a number of art forms he had equally catholic tastes in his affairs, with both men and women. Diana Vreeland called him ‘Fair Cecily’. You will remember his costumes in the Ascot scene in 'My Fair Lady'. Died at home in Wiltshire.

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Sir Cecil Beaton

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Cecil Beaton - NW3

Sir Cecil Beaton, 1904 - 1980, photographer and designer, was born and lived ...

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Cecil Beaton - SW7

Unveiled before 5 November 2020.

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Cecil Beaton - W2

The Beaton family moved into 61 Sussex Gardens in February 1926. Cecil of co...

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Ken Loach

Ken Loach

Born Warwickshire.  Socialist film director.  Work includes: Z-Cars (TV), Kes, The Wind that Shakes the Barley.

Person, Cinema, Seriously Famous, TV & Radio

1 memorial
The Lady Vanishes

The Lady Vanishes

Director: Alfred Hitchcock. Filmed at Gainsborough Film Studios.

Media, Cinema

1 memorial
Cambridge Circus Cinematograph Theatre

Cambridge Circus Cinematograph Theatre

Our 1960 picture comes from Warsaw1948 which has a wonderful collection of old pictures of this area, many with current photos for comparison. There we also found this useful text: "The cinema on ...

Group, Cinema

1 memorial
Imperial Studios

Imperial Studios

Imperial Studios were the studios of the British and Dominions Film Corporation (B&D), a short-lived British film production company formed by Herbert Wilcox and located at Imperial Place, Elst...

Place, Cinema

1 memorial