Norman Parkinson, CBE

Order of the British Empire

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 (21 April 1913 – 15 February 1990) was a celebrated English portrait and fashion photographer.
Parkinson (birth name Ronald William Parkinson Smith) was born in London, and educated at Westminster School

Westminster School

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. He began his career in 1931 as an apprentice to the court photographers Speaight and Sons Ltd. In 1934 he opened his own studio together with Norman Kibblewhite.