''The Book of Beauty'' by Cecil Beaton was his first published book of photographs. In his concept of beauty, Beaton, with sketches and photographs, highlights actresses such as Tallulah Bankhead and

Anna May Wong Wong Liu Tsong (January 3, 1905 – February 3, 1961), known professionally as Anna May Wong, was an American actress, considered the first Chinese-American movie star in Hollywood, as well as the first Chinese-American actress to gain intern ...

but also modernist literary figures like Edith Sitwell and Nancy Cunard.

* Lillie Langtry *

Lily Elsie Elsie Cotton (''née'' Hodder, 8 April 1886 – 16 December 1962), known professionally as Lily Elsie, was an English actress and singer during the Edwardian era. She was best known for her starring role in the London premiere of Franz Lehár's ...

Gaby Deslys Gaby Deslys (born Marie-Elise-Gabrielle Caire, 4 November 1881 – 11 February 1920) was a singer and actress during the early 20th century. She selected her name for her stage career, and it is a contraction of ''Gabrielle of the Lillies'' ...

Gina Palerme Gina Palerme (born Marie Louise Irène de Maulmont, 18 December 1885 – 26 December 1977) was a French actress and dancer. Biography Gina Palerme was born Marie Louise Irène de Maulmont (also spelled Maumont) on 18 December 1885, the daugh ...

Mary Curzon, Lady Howe Mary Curzon, Lady Howe (30 October 1887 – 1 September 1962) was an English aristocrat dubbed by the newspapers the Queen of Beauty. Early life Mary Curzon was born on 30 October 1887, the only daughter of Esmé FitzRoy and Col. Montagu Curzon, ...

*The Morgan Sisters (

Thelma Furness, Viscountess Furness Thelma Furness, Viscountess Furness ( Morgan, 23 August 1904 – 29 January 1970), was a mistress of King Edward VIII while he was Prince of Wales. She was supplanted in his affections by Wallis Simpson, for whose sake Edward abdicated and becam ...

and

Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt (born Maria Mercedes Morgan; 23 August 1904 13 February 1965) was an American socialite best known as the mother of fashion designer and artist Gloria Vanderbilt and maternal grandmother of television journalist Anders ...

) *

Gladys Cooper Dame Gladys Constance Cooper, (18 December 1888 – 17 November 1971) was an English actress, theatrical manager and producer, whose career spanned seven decades on stage, in films and on television. Beginning as a teenager in Edwardian musi ...

* Rosamond Pinchot * Diana Bridgeman, Lady Abdy *The Beaton Sisters (

Nancy Beaton Nancy Elizabeth Louise, Lady Smiley (née Hardy Beaton; 30 September 1909 – 6 June 1999) was an English socialite who, together with her sister, Baba Beaton, was known as one of the Beaton Sisters and was included in ''The Book of Beauty'' by t ...

and

Baba Beaton Barbara Jessica Hardy Beaton (21 January 1912 – 18 March 1973), known as Baba Beaton, was an English socialite who, together with her sister, Nancy, was known as one of the Beaton Sisters, and was included in ''The Book of Beauty'' by their br ...

) *The Jungman Sisters ( Zita Jungman and Baby Jungman) * Edith Sitwell *

Virginia Woolf Adeline Virginia Woolf (; ; 25 January 1882 28 March 1941) was an English writer, considered one of the most important modernist 20th-century authors and a pioneer in the use of stream of consciousness as a narrative device. Woolf was born i ...

Hazel Lavery Hazel Lavery, Lady Lavery (née Martyn; 1880–1935) was a painter and the second wife of portrait artist Sir John Lavery. Her likeness appeared on banknotes of Ireland for much of the 20th century.Sinead McCoole, ''Hazel: A Life of Lady Lavery ...

* Tallulah Bankhead *The French Sisters ( Essex French and Valerie French) *

Lillian Gish Lillian Diana Gish (October 14, 1893February 27, 1993) was an American actress, director, and screenwriter. Her film-acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912, in silent film shorts, to 1987. Gish was called the "First Lady of American Cinema", ...

* Marion Davies *

Norma Shearer Edith Norma Shearer (August 11, 1902June 12, 1983) was a Canadian-American actress who was active on film from 1919 through 1942. Shearer often played spunky, sexually liberated ingénues. She appeared in adaptations of Noël Coward, Eugene O'N ...

Alice White Alice White (born Alva White; August 25, 1904Katz, Ephraim (1979). ''The Film Encyclopedia: The Most Comprehensive Encyclopedia of World Cinema in a Single Volume''. Perigee Books. , pg. 1228. – February 19, 1983) was an American film ac ...

Greta Garbo Greta Garbo (born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson; 18 September 1905 – 15 April 1990) was a Swedish-American actress. Regarded as one of the greatest screen actresses, she was known for her melancholic, somber persona, her film portrayals of tragedy, ...

* Irene Castle * Gertrude Lawrence *Lady Eleanor Smith and Lady Pamela Smith *Hon. Daisy Fellowes * Tilly Losch *Vicomtess

Alice de Janzé Alice de Janzé (née Silverthorne; 28 September 1899 – 30 September 1941),Reed, Frank Fremont (1982). ''History of the Silverthorn Family, Vol. 4'', p. 550. Chicago: DuBane's Print Shop. Her birth and death date can also be found at http://www ...

Marjorie Oelrichs Marjorie de Loosey Oelrichs Duchin (June 23, 1908 – August 3, 1937) was an American socialite. Early life Marjorie was born on June 23, 1908 and was daughter of Marjorie Ramely Oelrichs (née Turnbull; 1883–1952) and Charles de Loosey Oel ...

*Mrs Gordon Beckles Wilson * Mona Williams *The Ruthven Twins ( Alison Ruthven and Peggy Ruthven) *

Paula Gellibrand Paula Gellibrand, Marquise de Casa Maury (1898–1986) was an English society beauty and mannequin, once one of the favourite models of Cecil Beaton, and described by contemporaries as "the most beautiful woman in Europe". Her sister was Nadeja G ...

, Marquise de Casa Maury * Nada Ruffer and

Clarita de Uriburu Clara "Clarita" Agustina de Uriburu Roca (1 April 1908 - 22 April 1995) was an Argentinian socialite included in ''The Book of Beauty'' by Cecil Beaton. Biography Clara "Clarita" Agustina de Uriburu Roca was born on 1 April 1908 in Buenos Aires, ...

Freda Dudley Ward Winifred May, Marquesa de Casa Maury (''née'' Birkin; 28 July 1894 – 16 March 1983), universally known by her first married name as Freda Dudley Ward, was an English socialite best known for being a married paramour of the Prince of Wales, w ...

* Anita Loos * Adele Astaire *Lady Nancy Cunard *Lady

Sylvia Ashley Sylvia, Lady Ashley (born Edith Louisa Hawkes, 1 April 1904 – 29 June 1977) was an English model, actress, and socialite who was best known for her numerous marriages to British and Georgian noblemen and American movie stars. Early life Ash ...

* Lady Diana Cooper

Gallery

File:Lillie Langtry.jpg, Lillie Langtry File:Lily Elsie (Mrs Bullough).jpg,

File:Gaby Deslys (Marie-Elise Gabrielle Caire).jpg,

File:Gina Palerme by Bassano.jpg,

File:Mary Curzon, Lady Howe.jpg,

File:Dame Gladys Cooper.jpg,

File:Violet Valerie Brougham (née French), Lady Brougham and Vaux (later Mrs Kindersley).jpg, Valerie French File:Alice Marble 1937.jpg,

File:Gertrude Lawrence.jpg, Gertrude Lawrence File:Lady Eleanor Furneaux Smith.jpg, Eleanor Smith File:Lady Pamela Margaret Elizabeth Berry (née Smith), Baroness Hartwell.jpg, Pamela Smith File:Hon. Alison Mary Barran (née Hore-Ruthven).jpg, Alison Ruthven File:Hon. Margaret Leslie Davies (née Ruthven).jpg, Peggy Ruthven File:Freda Dudley Ward.jpg,

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