Richard Avedon

(1923-2004)

American photographer

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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".

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Born	15 May 1923 New York, NYY
Died	1 October 2004 (aged 81) San Antonio, Texas
Zodiac	Taurus
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Doe Avedon 1928-2011 · American actress · m. ???? info edit

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Loren Avedon · Nephew · 1962- · American martial arts actor edit info

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Mike Nichols · 1931-2014 · American director and comedian info edit view couple »

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Rudolf Nureyev · 1938-1993 · Soviet ballet dancer and choreographer info edit view couple »

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Allen Ginsberg · 1926-1997 · American poet and writer info edit view couple »

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Donyale Luna · 1945-1979 · American model and actress info edit view couple »

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Peter Orlovsky · 1933-2010 · American writer and actor info edit view couple »

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Bob Richardson · Friend · 1928-2005 · American photographer edit info

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China Machado · Friend · 1928-2016 · Chinese-American fashion model (1929 - 2016) edit info

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