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Richard Avedon
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Film & TV
New York City, New York, USA
Richard Avedon was born on May 15, 1923 in New York City, New York, USA as Richard C. Avedon. He is known for his work on Funny Face (1957), Chanel No. 5: Tomorrow's Woman (1966) and Gilda Live (1980). He was married to Evelyn Franklin and Doe Avedon. He died on October 1, 2004 in San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Known for
- Avedon2026
- Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields — Self (archive footage)2023
- The Super Models — Self (archive footage)2023
- Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel — Self (archive footage)2012
- Richard Avedon: Darkness and Light — Self1996
- American Masters — Self1986
- Omnibus — Self1967
- Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? — Photographe1966
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1923-05-15 ) May 15, 1923, New York City , U.S.
- Died
- October 1, 2004 (2004-10-01) (aged 81), San Antonio , Texas , U.S.
- Alma mater
- The New School for Social Research
- Spouses
- Doe Avedon ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1944 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1949 ) Evelyn Franklin ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1951 )
- Relatives
- Michael Avedon (grandson)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Richard
- Family name
- Avedon
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- San Antonio
- Occupation
- photographer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- commercial art
- Official website
- www.richardavedon.com
- Image
- Richard Avedon 2004 revised.jpg
- Work location
- New York City
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- Commons category
- Richard Avedon
- date of birth
- 1923-05-15
- date of death
- 2004-10-01
- cause of death
- cerebral hemorrhage
- influenced by
- Henry Peach Robinson
- name in native language
- Richard Avedon
- start of work period
- 1945-01-01
- end of work period
- 2004-01-01
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Richard Avedon (May 15, 1923 – October 1, 2004) was an American fashion and portrait photographer. He worked for Harper's Bazaar, Vogue and Elle specializing in capturing movement in still pictures of fashion, theater and dance. An obituary published in The New York Times said that "his fashion and portrait photographs helped define America's image of style, beauty and culture for the last half-century".
Early life and education
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