Photographer. Born David Royston Bailey in Leytonstone. He was contracted to Vogue magazine in 1960 and played a major part in capturing the images of the 'Swinging 60s'. He photographed both the famous and infamous including The Beatles, Jean Shrimpton, Rudolf Nureyev and the Kray twins. The character of the photographer in the 1966 film 'Blowup', was supposedly based on him.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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David Bailey
{Beneath the Waltham Forest logo:} David Bailey, CBE, born January 1938. The...
Held its first meeting, as the Professional Photographers Association, at Anderton's Hotel, Fleet Street.
Photographer and local historian. Born at 209 Evelyn Street, Deptford. He published 'Reminiscences of Old Deptford' in 1895. In 1911 he joined the Daily Mirror as a photographer, which was the firs...
Naturalist and photographer. Born in Enfield. He produced over fifty wildlife films. Our photograph shows him with badgers which he domesticated.
Photographer. Born at Woburn, where his father was a gate-keeper to the Duke of Bedford. At the age of 18 he came to London, and was employed in the Indian Court of the Great Exhibition of 1851. Hi...
Photographer. Born in Heywood, near Rochdale, Lancashire. Trained and worked in law. In 1853 the Photographic Society of London was founded, with Fenton as its Honorary (unpaid) Secretary. In 1855 ...
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