sir cecil walter hardy beaton

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Definition of sir cecil walter hardy beaton in English English dictionary

born Jan. 14, 1904, London, Eng. died Jan. 18, 1980, Broadchalke, Salisbury, Wiltshire British photographer and designer. When he received his first camera at age 11, he began making portraits of his sisters. In the 1920s he became staff photographer at Vanity Fair and Vogue. In Beaton's exotic and bizarre portraits, the sitter is only one element of an overall decorative composition dominated by flamboyant backgrounds. His photographs of the siege of Britain were published in Winged Squadrons (1942). After the war he designed costumes and stage sets, including those for the movies Gigi (1958) and My Fair Lady (1964)

Hyphenation

sir Cec·il Wal·ter Har·dy Bea·ton

Turkish pronunciation

sır sisıl wôltır härdi bitın

Pronunciation

/ˈsər ˈsēsəl ˈwôltər ˈhärdē ˈbētən/ /ˈsɜr ˈsiːsəl ˈwɔːltɜr ˈhɑːrdiː ˈbiːtən/