Angus McBean by Adrian Woodhouse
This work is published to coincide with the National Portrait Gallery exhibition of Angus McBean's photography in July (duration in London: four months; three years around the world) and Angus McBean exhibition at the Theatre Museum in Coven Garden. "Facemaker" is the first full-length biography of Angus McBean, one of the most influential photographers of the Twentieth Century, whose "surreal" and romantic portraiture of iconic film stars and musicians is still imitated throughout the world in fashion images and pop videos. Drawing from a multitude of direct sources and recorded interviews, Adrian Woodhouse tells the authoritative, unexpurgated story of McBean's dramatic life, from his humble origins in South Wales to his arrest, trial and imprisonment during the Second World War for homosexuality; from his rise, fall and resurgence in the world of photography to his final years in Suffolk. Full of scandal and controversy, rich with previously untold anecdotes and revelations about his famous subjects - who included Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, Maria Callas and the Beatles - "Facemaker" provides the private and the official portrait of a man who helped define the look of an age.
'Adrian Woodhouse, a friend of McBean in his later years, has written a lively, affectionate and well-researched book, much of it drawn from the photographer's unpublished autobiography.. the biography will be essential reading for all devotees of theatre, photography and higher gossip.' The Daily Mail
Adrian Woodhouse is a journalist, a writer and a lecturer in photography, the media and the arts. Previously the editor of the "Londoner's Diary" in the Evening Standard, he contributes to the Telegraph Magazine, Tatler, Country Life and Homes & Gardens. His other books include Eighties In the Shade (1984), Susie Cooper (1992) and Beresford Egan (2005).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846880087 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846880084 |
| Title | Angus McBean |
| Author | Adrian Woodhouse |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Alma Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2006-07-05 |
| Number of pages | 500 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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