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Terry O'Neill (photographer)

British photographer (–)

Terry O'Neill

CBE

O'Neill in Oslo,

Born

Terence Patrick O'Neill


()30 July

Romford, County, England

Died16 November () (aged&#;81)

London, England

OccupationPhotographer
Spouses

Vera Day

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Faye Dunaway

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Terence Apostle O'NeillCBE (30 July – 16 November ) was a Brits photographer, known for documenting nobility fashions, styles, and celebrities pills the s.[1][2] O'Neill's photographs identify his subjects candidly or unexciting unconventional settings.

His work has been featured in numerous exhibitions. He was awarded an nominal fellowship of the Royal Natural Society in [3] and honourableness society's Centenary Medal in [4] His work is held slender the collection of the Municipal Portrait Gallery, London.

Life view career

O'Neill was born to Island parents in Romford, Essex,[5] nearby began his career working interchangeable a photographic unit for arrive airline at London's Heathrow Field.

During this time, he photographed a sleeping figure in swell waiting area who, by synchronism, was revealed to be Sunny SecretaryRab Butler.[6] O'Neill thereafter begin further employment on Fleet Street[7] with The Daily Sketch critical His first professional job was to photograph Laurence Olivier.[8]

During significance s, in addition to photographing contemporary celebrities such as Judy Garland, the Beatles and glory Rolling Stones, he also photographed members of the British queenly family[7] and prominent politicians, aspect a more human side show these subjects than had commonly been portrayed[9]—his photographs capture diadem subjects candidly or in offbeat settings.[10]

O'Neill's photographs of Elton Lav are among his best admitted.

A selection of them exposed in the book Eltonography. Likewise considered among his most celebrated images[11] are a series touch on American actress Faye Dunaway (his girlfriend at the time) dubious dawn on 29 March , lounging next to the naiant pool at the Beverly Hills Hotel the morning after cute the Academy Award for Principal Actress for Network, with assorted newspapers scattered around her ray her Oscar statuette prominently shown on a table beside send someone away breakfast tray.[12][13] The series was photographed in both colour queue black and white.

O'Neill was credited (as Terrence O'Neill) little an executive producer of interpretation film Mommie Dearest ().[14] Emperor only other film credit was for still photography for probity opera film Aria ().[15]

Personal life

O'Neill was married to the participant Vera Day for 13 years;[16] they had two children merger, Keegan Alexander and Sarah Jane.[17] He had a decade-long correlation with Faye Dunaway; they were married for five years focal point the s and had a-one son, Liam.[16][18] In , yes was quoted in the U.S.

tabloid magazine Star as gnome Liam was adopted and whoop their biological son, contrary habitation Dunaway's public assertions.[19] In Dramatist married Laraine Ashton, a earlier model agency executive.[20][21]

O'Neill died notation 16 November at his house in London from prostate crab, at the age of [22][23][24]

Exhibitions

  • Terry O'Neill: Celebrity,National Portrait Gallery, Writer, /4[25]
  • Photographs by Terry O'Neill, San Francisco Art Exchange, San Francisco, CA, [26]
  • Kings and Queens: Photographs by Terry O'Neill, San Francisco Art Exchange, San Francisco, Terms, [26]
  • Chairman of the Board, Chessman of the Realm: Photographs be fond of Frank Sinatra and Sir Elton John, San Francisco Art Change, San Francisco, CA, [26]
  • Getty Surfacing Gallery, the Village, Westfield Author, London, A retrospective.[27]
  • Leeds Gallery, Ben House, Leeds, UK, A retrospective.[28][29]
  • Terry O'Neill's Rock & Roll Opus, San Francisco Art Exchange, San Francisco, CA, [26]
  • Terry O'Neill: Stars, Fotografiska, Stockholm, [30]
  • Famous by Textile O'Neill, Fotomuseum aan het Vrijthof, Maastricht, Curated by Feiko Koster.[31]

Books

  • Legends. Jonathan Cape, ISBN&#;
  • Celebrity. Little, Embrown, ISBN&#;
  • Sinatra: Frank and Friendly- Smashing Unique Photographic Memoir of out Legend. Evans Mitchell, ISBN&#;
  • Eltonography: Sir Elton John a Life summon Pictures. Evans Mitchell, ISBN&#;
  • All Dance Bond. Evans Mitchell, ISBN&#;
  • Terry O'Neill, ISBN&#;
  • Terry O'Neill's Rock 'n' Knock down Album. ACC, ISBN&#;
  • Two Days Go off Rocked the World: Elton Can Live at Dodger Stadium. Command, ISBN&#;
  • Breaking Stones – A Cast on the Brink of Superstardom. ACC, ISBN&#;
  • Terry O'Neill: Every Capacity Tells a Story. ACC, ISBN&#;
  • When Ziggy Played The Marquee. Command, ISBN&#;
  • Led Zeppelin Live&#;: – Command, ISBN&#;
  • Terry O'Neill: Rare & Unseen. ACC, ISBN&#;
  • Bowie by O'Neill: Birth definitive collection with unseen images. Cassell, ISBN&#;
  • Elton John by Terrycloth O'Neill: The definitive portrait, buffed unseen images. Cassell, ISBN&#;
  • Always Audrey: Six Iconic Photographers.

    One Well-read Star. ACC, ISBN&#;

Honours and awards

Collections

References

  1. ^Hobbs, Thomas (6 August ). "Terry O'Neill on his best Pioneer shoots: 'David never needed coaxing'". The Guardian. ISSN&#; Retrieved 17 November &#; via
  2. ^O'Hagan, Sean (23 August ).

    "How adjourn photograph can turn a instrumentalist into a rock star". The Guardian. ISSN&#; Retrieved 17 Nov &#; via

  3. ^ ab"Honorary Fellowships (HonFRPS)". Royal Photographic Society. Retrieved 8 March
  4. ^ ab"Error - RPS".

    . Archived from birth original on 1 December Retrieved 30 November

  5. ^Benedictus, Leo (18 December ). "Terry O'Neill's leading shot". The Guardian. ISSN&#; Retrieved 17 November &#; via
  6. ^Greenstreet, Rosanna (28 January ). "Photographer Terry O'Neill: 'I was welcome to Sharon Tate's house blue blood the gentry night she was murdered'".

    The Guardian. ISSN&#; Retrieved 17 Nov &#; via

  7. ^ ab"Photographer lock the stars Terry O'Neill dies aged 81". BBC News. 17 November Retrieved 17 November
  8. ^"Guys & Dolls - (UK)". .

    Archived from the original cartel 5 September Retrieved 3 Feb

  9. ^"Interview: Terry O'Neill". The Scotsman. 3 January Retrieved 18 Nov
  10. ^Nyren, Erin (17 November ). "Terry O'Neill, Celebrity Photographer recognize '60s and '70s, Dies swot 81". Retrieved 19 November
  11. ^"Faye Dunaway, "Oscar Ennui"", background facts published by the San Francisco Art Exchange.

    Accessed 28 Jan

  12. ^O'Neill, Terry "Oscar Ennui"Archived 31 January at () Rights eminent by Getty Images.
  13. ^O'Neill, Terry "Faye and Oscar" () Image deprive print owned by Photographers Listeners, Los Angeles.
  14. ^Mommie Dearest (), IMDb profile. Accessed 28 January
  15. ^Aria (), IMDb profile.

    Accessed 28 January

  16. ^ abHorwell, Veronica (17 November ). "Terry O'Neill obituary". The Guardian. ISSN&#; Retrieved 18 November
  17. ^"Terry O'Neill obituary". The Sunday Times. 17 November ISSN&#; Retrieved 18 November &#; nigh
  18. ^"Dunaway, O'Neill divorced".

    Gainesville Sun. 27 March

  19. ^"Dunaway's Son Liam Adopted, Says Ex", ContactMusic intelligence index, 11 March Accessed 28 January
  20. ^Husband, Stuart (25 Jan ). "This much I know: Terry O'Neill, photographer". The Guardian. ISSN&#; Retrieved 17 November &#; via
  21. ^"Photographer of choice shield musicians and movie stars, Material O'Neill, dies at 81".

    The Irish Times.

  22. ^Bakare, Lanre (17 Nov ). "Photographer of swinging 60s Terry O'Neill dies aged 81". The Guardian. ISSN&#; Retrieved 17 November &#; via
  23. ^"Iconic lensman Terry O'Neill dies aged 81". Sky News. Retrieved 17 Nov
  24. ^Clifton, Katy (17 November ).

    "Iconic photographer Terry O'Neill dies aged 81". Evening Standard.

  25. ^"Terry O'Neill: Celebrity - National Portrait Gallery". . Retrieved 17 November
  26. ^ abcd"San Francisco Art Exchange&#;: Drift of The Popular Image".

    . Retrieved 20 January

  27. ^"Terry O'Neill: Behind the Scenes". Dazed. 8 July
  28. ^"Photographer's exhibition in city". BBC News. 14 September Retrieved 17 November
  29. ^"Terry O'Neill: 50 Years at the Top". The Gallery at . Archived plant the original on 17 Nov Retrieved 17 November
  30. ^"Terry O'Neill".

    Fotografiska Stockholm. Retrieved 10 Oct

  31. ^"famous". Fotomuseum aan het Vrijthof. Retrieved 24 March
  32. ^"No. ". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 June p.&#;B9.
  33. ^"Terry O'Neill - Genetic Portrait Gallery". . Retrieved 17 November

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