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02793aam a2200361 i 4500 001 00C19AA097C711ED9D97ED103FECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230119010040 008 210206t20212021nyuaf b 001 0beng d 020 $a 9781643138435 020 $a 164313843X 035 $a (OCoLC)1236259626 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d IG$ $d NYP $d CLE $d YDX $d OCLCF $d CPL $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d JIN $d SILO 043 $a e-uk--- 050 4 $a TR140.B4 $b V535 2021 082 04 $a B $a B $2 23 100 1 $a Vickers, Hugo. 245 10 $a Malice in Wonderland : $b my adventures in the world of Cecil Beaton / $c Hugo Vickers. 250 $a First Pegasus books cloth edition. 264 1 $a New York ; $b Pegasus Books, $c 2021. 300 $a 344 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations (some color) ; $c 24 cm 520 $a "Hugo Vickers's life took a dramatic turn in 1979 when the legendary Sir Cecil Beaton invited him to be his authorised biographer. The excitement of working with the famous photographer was dashed only days later when Cecil Beaton died. But the journey had begun - Vickers was entrusted with Beaton's papers, diaries and, most importantly, access to his friends and contemporaries. In Malice in Wonderland, Vickers shares excerpts from his personal diaries kept during this period. For five years, Vickers travelled the world and talked to some of the most fascinating and important social and cultural figures of the time, including royalty such as the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret, film stars such as Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn and Julie Andrews, writers such as Truman Capote, and photographers such as Irving Penn and Horst. And not only Beaton's friends - Vickers sought out the enemies too, notably Irene Selznick. He was taken under the wings of Lady Diana Cooper, Clarissa Avon and Diana Vreeland. Drawn into Beaton's world and accepted by its members, Vickers the emerging biographer also began his own personal adventure. The outsider became the insider - Beaton's friends became his friends. Malice in Wonderland is a fascinating portrait of a now disappeared world, and vividly and sensitively portrays some of its most fascinating characters as we travel with Vickers on his quest"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (page 329) and index. 505 0 $a The quest begins -- 1980 -- 1981 -- 1982 -- 1983 -- 1984 -- 1985. 600 10 $a Beaton, Cecil, $d 1904-1980. 600 10 $a Beaton, Cecil, $d 1904-1980 $x Friends and associates. 600 10 $a Vickers, Hugo $x Diaries. 650 8 $a Photographers $x Biography. 650 8 $a Biographers $x Biography. 941 $a 1 952 $l GUPF501 $d 20230119010758.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=00C19AA097C711ED9D97ED103FECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b JINInitiate Another SILO Locator Search