- Beaton/B/85
- Item
- 1944
Part of Papers of Sir Cecil Beaton
Hardback notebook. Includes entries concerning Beaton's work for the Ministry of Information in India.
Part of Papers of Sir Cecil Beaton
Hardback notebook. Includes entries concerning Beaton's work for the Ministry of Information in India.
Part of Papers of Sir Cecil Beaton
Red hardback notebook; includes entries for 4th May, 1945 (Ashcombe); 8th May, 1945 (V.E. Day); 8th July, 1949 (Photographing Princess Margaret); 25th July, 1949; 5th August, 1949 (account of Beaton's holiday, plus notes concerning Tangier, Morocco); the Berkeley Hotel, London; pen portraits of the Russian expatriates; 21st September, 1949 (Ira Belline); 28th September, 1949; October, 1949 (Redditch); 9th January, 1950 (Aunt Jessie); 12th May, 1951; New York, 1950-1951; The 'Gainsborough Girls'; a visit to Lydia Lopokova; 'Quadrille'; and July 1955. Also contains material relating to Greta Garbo (1905-1990).
Part of Papers of Sir Cecil Beaton
Blue notebook; includes entries concerning Beaton's work with the Hungarian-born British film producer and director, Alexander Korda (1893-1956), for the films, 'An Ideal Husband' (1947) and 'Anna Karenina' (1948).
Part of Papers of Sir Cecil Beaton
Purple notebook; includes entries concerning New York; working with Lynn Fontanne (1887-1983) and Alfred Lunt (1892-1977) on the play, 'Quadrille' (1952). Also contains material relating to Greta Garbo (1905-1990).
Part of Papers of Sir Cecil Beaton
Blue-and-black patterned notebook; includes entries relating to the opening of Parliament (November 1952); the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II (June 1953); a holiday to Portofino, Italy, with the writer, Truman Capote (August 1953); New York (1953-1954); Beverley Hills Hotel (January 1954); Chicago (February 1954); Peter Watson and his funeral in 1956. Also contains material relating to Greta Garbo (1905-1990).
Part of Papers of Sir Cecil Beaton
Blue notebook; includes entries relating to the second half of Beaton's lecture tour and New York.
Part of Papers of Sir Cecil Beaton
Includes typescript letters concerning photograph permission requests; domestic affairs at Reddish and Pelham Place; 'Portrait of a Lady' reviews (performed at the ANTA Theatre in New York, 1954); 'Quadrille' (Broadway, 1955); and the submission of magazine articles for publication.
Part of Papers of Sir Cecil Beaton
Blue hardback notebook, divided into two sections. One section of the notebook contains notes for Beaton's 1954 lecture tour. The other section contains miscellaneous notes, some of which refers to the actress Greta Garbo (1905-1990).
Part of Papers of Sir Cecil Beaton
Includes autograph, manuscript letters concerning the film director, George Cukor (1899-1983); 'The Chalk Garden' (1955); preliminary designs for 'Pygmalion' (1956); the death of Zazu the dog; and a party given by the theatrical producer, Irene Selznick (1907-1990).
Part of Papers of Sir Cecil Beaton
Includes typescript letters concerning photographic print orders; the garden at Reddish; the publication of Beaton's photographs of members of the Royal Family; his mother and sisters; American tax affairs; 'The Chalk Garden' (Broadway, 1955); and the death of Zazu the dog.