British fashion photographer best known for his stylish, cool, images of models, rock bands, and the youth culture of swinging London in the 1960s. Self-taught, Bailey began as an apprentice to photographer John French (1907-1966) in 1959. His flamboyant personality and infamous relationships with his models were the basis for the fictional characters in Michelangelo Antonioni's film "Blow Up" (1966). Bailey's photographs of this period were published in books such as "The Truth about Modelling," "Box of Pin-Ups," "Goodbye Baby and "Amen."
Famous London fashion photographer synonomous with the Swinging Sixties.
The photographer in Blowup is loosely based on Bailey.
He was awarded the C.B.E. (Commander of the British Empire) in 2001.
Suffers from Dyspraxia.
Was engaged to model Jean Shrimpton in 1965.
His break came in 1960 when the Daily Express published his picture of the model Paulene Stone in a mini and a mohair sweater, crouching down amid a swirl of autumn leaves, playing with a squirrel.
Father of Paloma Bailey (b. 1985), Fenton Bailey and Sascha Bailey.
He was played by Aneurin Barnard in both Well Take Manhattan and Legend .
His father was slashed by the Krays [East London gangsters] who Bailey later in his career would photograph.
Dropped out of school at the age of 15.
Served in the British Royal Air Force where he was stationed in the Far East.
In the mid-60s he was developing a film project that would have been his directorial debut titled "The Assassination Of Mick Jagger" which was to be produced by his friend Roman Polanksi.
Introduced to his future wife Catherine Deneuve by Roman Polanski. They married 2 weeks later.
Had a daughter, Pamela, with his first wife, Barbara and a son, Xander Bailey (b. 1974), with his second wife, Lois.
Handsome soap opera vet best known for playing Russ Matthews on "Another World" for two decades. Recently gave visual life to the ruthless Alistair Crane on NBCs "Passions" in September of 2004. Until then the character had always been heard but not seen. The role is scheduled to be recast.
He was discovered submerged in his apartment pool at about 2:20 p.m. on November 25, 2004. He was known for swimming almost daily.
Stage roles in the early years included "Pal Joey" and "I Ought to Be in Pictures."
A founding member of the Black Book Theatre Company, he also wrote and directed plays.
I hate being so nostalgic about the Sixties.
A positive attitude can really make dreams come true - it did for me.
It is a sign of a dull nature to occupy oneself deeply in matters that concern the body; for instance, to be over much occupied about exercise, about eating and drinking, about easing oneself, about sexual intercourse.
The best advice I ever got was that knowledge is power and to keep reading.
Anybody can be a great photographer if they zoom in enough on what they love.
I left school on my 15th birthday.
It takes a lot of imagination to be a good photographer. You need less imagination to be a painter because you can invent things. But in photography everything is so ordinary it takes a lot of looking before you learn to see the extraordinary.
