Biography for
Cecil Beaton

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Date of Birth

14 January 1904, London, England, UK

Date of Death

18 January 1980, Broadchalke, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK (heart attack)

Birth Name

Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton

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Knighted in 1972.

Won four Tony Awards as Best Costume Designer: in 1955 for "Quadrille;" in 1957 for "My Fair Lady," a nomination shared with "Little Glass Clock;" in 1960 for "Saratoga;" and in 1970 for "Coco." He also received two other nominations: in 1960 as Best Scenic Designer (Musical) for "Sarartoga;" and in 1961 as Best Costume Designer (Musical) for "Tenderloin."

Awarded a Tony in 1955 for his costume designs for 'Quadrille.'

Awarded a Tony in 1957 for his costume designs for 'My Fair Lady.'

Cecil Beaton's house is now owned by Toyah Willcox

Personal Quotes

"A musical version of Pygmalion? Oh dear, I guess it will just be another "Chocolate Sholdier."

{on Katharine Hepburn] She has a face that belongs to the sea and the wind, with large rocking-horse nostrils and teeth that you just know bite an apple every day.

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