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Christopher Fry

(1907-2005), Playwright

Sitter in 19 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).

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Christopher Fry, by Angus McBean - NPG P67

Christopher Fry

by Angus McBean
bromide print, 1950
NPG P67

Christopher Fry, by Alfred Eisenstaedt - NPG P2028

Christopher Fry

by Alfred Eisenstaedt
bromide print, 1951
NPG P2028

Christopher Fry, by Yousuf Karsh - NPG P490(33)

Christopher Fry

by Yousuf Karsh
bromide print, 1954
NPG P490(33)

Christopher Fry, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x89300

Christopher Fry

by Elliott & Fry
bromide print, 18 April 1953
NPG x89300

Christopher Fry, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x89301

Christopher Fry

by Elliott & Fry
bromide print, 18 April 1953
NPG x89301

Christopher Fry, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x89302

Christopher Fry

by Elliott & Fry
bromide print, 18 April 1953
NPG x89302

'The Dark is Light Enough', by Norman Parkinson - NPG x30078

'The Dark is Light Enough'

by Norman Parkinson
bromide print on card mount, 1954
NPG x30078

Christopher Fry, by Godfrey Argent - NPG x16298

Christopher Fry

by Godfrey Argent
bromide print, 7 April 1970
NPG x16298

Christopher Fry, by Duncan Fraser - NPG x20066

Christopher Fry

by Duncan Fraser
resin print, 1982
NPG x20066

Christopher Fry, by Granville Davies - NPG x25294

Christopher Fry

by Granville Davies
bromide fibre print, May 1986
NPG x25294

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Christopher Fry

by Peter Lambda
plaster, 1951
NPG 5482a

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Christopher Fry

by Alec Murray
halftone reproduction tear sheet, published 25 January 1950
NPG x137546

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Christopher Fry

by Elliott & Fry
quarter-plate glass negative, 26 November 1952
NPG x100714

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Christopher Fry

by Elliott & Fry
quarter-plate negative, 26 November 1952
NPG x82312

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Christopher Fry

by Elliott & Fry
quarter-plate negative, 26 November 1952
NPG x82313

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Christopher Fry

by Elliott & Fry
half-plate glass negative, 18 April 1953
NPG x100846

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Christopher Fry

by Elliott & Fry
half-plate glass negative, 18 April 1953
NPG x100847

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