Sir Cliff Richard
(1940-), Singer and actorSir Cliff Richard (Harry Webb)
Sitter in 31 portraits
Cliff came to prominence in the late 1950s at the age of eighteen with his debut single 'Move It' (1958), which reached No. 2 in the UK chart. He achieved his first No. 1 record in 1959 with Lionel Bart's ‘Living Doll’, and went on to have a string of hits in the early 1960s including 'Summer Holiday' (1962). Performing with his backing group, The Shadows, he presented himself as the British Elvis Presley. In the 1960s he starred in six musical films and in 1968 came second with 'Congratulations' in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Sir Cliff Richard; Godfrey Herbert Winn
by Unknown photographer
vintage print, 1950s
NPG x137788
by Unknown photographer
gelatin silver print, late 1950s
NPG x198520
by Harry Hammond
bromide print, 1958
NPG x15552
by Harry Hammond
bromide print, 1958
NPG x132382
by Derek Allen
modern bromide print from original negative, 1958
NPG x45957
by Derek Allen
modern bromide print from original negative, 1958
NPG x45956
by Bob Collins
bromide print, 1963
NPG x136333
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1963
NPG x136437
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1963
NPG x136438
Sir Cliff Richard at home with his mother and sisters
by John Pratt
gelatin silver print, 1963
NPG x196141
by Michael Ward
bromide print, 5 April 1968
NPG x88840
Sir Cliff Richard; Mary Whitehouse
by Bryan Wharton
bromide print, 1972
NPG x88887
by Trevor Leighton
bromide fibre print, June 1986
NPG x29717
Sheet music cover for 'Travelin' Light' by Sir Cliff Richard
published by Aberbach (London) Limited, after Derek Allen
halftone reproduction, published 1959
NPG D48508
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