Cecil Beaton
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About
British fashion and portrait photographer, as well as a Tony and Academy Award-winning costume designer and socialite.
Before Fame
He photographed American actress Lillian Gish in the early years of his career.
Trivia
He famously photographed British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, in 1940.
Family Life
He was the son of wealthy timber merchant Ernest Walter Hardy Beaton.
Associated With
He had relationships with both men and women and was, at one point, romantically involved with actress Greta Garbo.
