Cecil Beaton

Sir Cecil Beaton CBE
Portrait by Lafayette Ltd, 1920s
Born	Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton (1904-01-14)14 January 1904 Hampstead, London
Died	18 January 1980(1980-01-18) (aged 76) Reddish House, Broad Chalke, Wiltshire, England
Resting place	All Saints' church graveyard, Broad Chalke, Wiltshire, England
Education	Heath Mount School St Cyprian's School Harrow School St John's College, Cambridge
Occupations	Photographer interior designer socialite writer costume designer
Relatives	Baba 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 an Oscar-winning stage and costume designer for films and the theatre.