Christopher Fry (1907-2005), Playwright
Sitter in 17 portraits
In the late 1940s Fry enjoyed considerable success with such mystical plays as The Firstborn (1946) and the comedies A Phoenix too Frequent (1946), The Lady's not for Burning (1949) and Venus Observed (1950). He also wrote for television and films, participating in the script for Ben Hur (1959).
by Elliott & Fry
vintage print, 18 April 1953
NPG x89301
by Elliott & Fry
vintage print, 18 April 1953
NPG x89302
by Peter Keen
C-type colour print, 1970
NPG x125324
by Godfrey Argent
bromide print on card mount, 7 April 1970
NPG x16298
by Granville Davies
bromide fibre print, May 1986
NPG x25294
by Elliott & Fry
quarter-plate glass negative, 26 November 1952
NPG x100714
by Norman Parkinson
bromide print on card mount, 1954
NPG x30078
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