Billie Love
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Billie Love real name Constance Billie Stone born 18 October 1923 was an actress and photographer who was discovered by Fred Daniels [1] at a sitting for Tatler in 1950. Their second introduction was in 1954 during a portrait session to promote her role as Ado Annie in Oklahoma! which was playing at the Stoll Theatre in Holborn. One of these portraits is now in the photographic collection at the National Portrait Gallery[2] recognised for its collection of eminent figures in public life. Billie Love showed Daniels some of the photographs she had taken backstage and he encouraged her to pursue a career in photography. Soon after their meeting she abandoned her stage career and took up photography professionally. In 1956 Love shared Fred Daniels studio at Coventry Street and on his advice she created a studio name for herself and chose the name Amanda as a signature of her work. This was a common trademark for leading female photographers at the time. For next three years Daniels helped to develop her craft and she became the main follower of his style of portraiture. One of her first prominent clients was actor Ian Carmichael and she took a series of colour portraits that reveal a direct but intimate style. Later in 1959 Love set up Amanda Studio at 20 Orchard Street and specialised in portraits of performers and artists. In 1968 she moved to the Albany Studio in Marylebone. By this time her clients included Dinah Sheridan and she helped to support herself with the occasional small role in British films including Leo the Last (1970) directed by John Boorman. Several of her photographs and poems appeared in The Lady[3] between 1973 and 1989. In 1989 she moved to the Isle of Wight and began the third part of a career as a collector of rare photographs specialising in late Victorian and Edwardian life and with her partner Anna Shepherd she created the Billie Love Historical Collection and published several books including How to Become A Child [4]. Billie Love died in 2012 at the age of 88 [5]. --nigelarthur59@@ 20:18, 13 October 2012 (UTC)
References
- ^ The Archers: Powell and Pressburger Portraits/Portrety:Fred Daniels published by Twarda Sztuka Foundation 2012 ISBN 978-83-930435-2-1
- ^ Camera Portraits : National Portrait Gallery published by NPG 1989 ISBN 1-85514-004-7
- ^ Opusses By Billy Love published by The Billie Love Historical Collection 1991 ISBN 0 9518410 09
- ^ How to Become a Child published by The Billie Love Historical Collection 1996 ISBN 0 9518410 17
- ^ The Stage by Richard Anthony Baker February 2012 published www.the stage.co.uk
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