Cecil Beaton

Cecil Beaton
Beaton in 1928
Born
Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton

(1904-01-14)14 January 1904
Hampstead, London
Died18 January 1980(1980-01-18) (aged 76)
Resting placeAll Saints' church graveyard, Broad Chalke, Wiltshire, England
EducationHeath Mount School
St Cyprian's School
Harrow School
St John's College, Cambridge
Occupations
  • Photographer
  • interior designer
  • socialite
  • writer
  • costume designer
RelativesBaba Beaton (sister)
Nancy Beaton (sister)

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 costume designer and set designer for stage and screen. His accolades includes three Academy Awards and four Tony Awards.