Photographer

David Bailey

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NameDavid Royston Bailey
BornJanuary 2, 1938, Leytonstone, Essex, England
OccupationPhotographer
Years Active1959–present
Notable WorkBox of Pin-ups (1964); Goodbye Baby & Amen: a Saraband for the Sixties (1969); Another Image: Papua New Guinea (1975), David Bailey: Birth of the Cool, 1957-1969 (1999)
SpousesRosemary Bramble (m. 1960; div. 1964), Catherine Deneuve (m. 1965; div. 1972), Marie Helvin (m. 1975; div. 1985), Catherine Dyer (m. 1986)
Children3
Early LifeBorn in Leytonstone; struggled in school due to dyslexia and dyspraxia; left school at 15; began photography during national service in 1957
Career BeginningsStarted as a copy boy at the Yorkshire Post; pursued photography after demobilization from the Royal Air Force; worked as a studio assistant
EducationUnable to obtain a place at the London College of Printing due to his school record

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