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Actors are hard to photograph because they never want to reveal who they are. You don't know if you're getting a character from a Chekhov play or a Polanski film. It depends what mood they're in.
David Bailey
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David Bailey
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: January 2
Fashion Photographer
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David Royston Bailey
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