Cecil Beaton was one of Britain’s greatest cultural icons, not just as a photographer capturing some of the most celebrated portraits of the 20th century but also as a designer of iconic sets and costumes.
In 1980, Beaton personally chose Hugo Vickers to be his biographer, entrusting him with his diaries and the entire body of letters he had written, both personally and professionally, over the course of his life.
Drawing on five years of intensive research and interviews with the likes of Audrey Hepburn, Truman Capote, Princess Grace of Monaco and Sir John Gielgud, Vickers’ biography is the definitive biography of one of the world’s most fascinating, famous and admired photographers.



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