AKA Thomas Patrick John Anson

Born: 25-Apr-1939
Died: 11-Nov-2005
Location of death: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Cause of death: Stroke

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Photographer

Nationality: England
Executive summary: Prominent British photographer

Military service: British Army (Grenadier Guards, 1959-62)

Fifth Earl Lichfield and first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, but used the name "Patrick Lichfield" professionally. He is known for the famous picture of Marsha Hunt (naked, and with her magnificent giant afro) made for the musical Hair, and for 1981's informal wedding portraits of Prince Charles and Lady Diana, after that becoming one of Britain's most prominent photographers. Early adopter of digital photography.

Father: Thomas Edward Anson, 4th Earl of Lichfield (b. 1883, d. 1960)
Mother: Princess Anne of Denmark
Wife: Lady Leonora Grosvenor (m. 1975, div. 1986, two daughters, one son)
Daughter: Rose
Son: Thomas
Daughter: Eloise
Girlfriend: Lady Annunziata Asquith

    High School: Harrow School
    University: Sandhurst Military Academy

    Vogue Photographer (five years)
    Risk Factors: Smoking, Alcoholism

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Mad Dogs and Englishmen (2-Jun-1995) · Himself

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