Norman Parkinson

Photographer

Birthday April 21, 1913

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace England

DEATH DATE Feb 15, 1990 (76)

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About

Considered the founder of modern fashion photography, he took glamorous portraits of royalty and celebrities in strange locales.

Before Fame

Starting out as a royal court photographer, he became a fashion photographer for Vogue and all the while developing his own style.

Trivia

He took fashion photography out of the studio and into unusual locales - like his iconic photo of a young woman running breezily across Brooklyn Bridge.

Family Life

He was born Ronald William Parkinson Smith in London, England.

Associated With

David Bailey was another well-known British fashion photographer.