Richard O'Callaghan
1 portrait of Richard O'Callaghan
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Richard O'Callaghan
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print on white card mount, 1971
7 3/8 in. x 7 1/2 in. (188 mm x 190 mm)
Given by Cecil Beaton, 1972
Photographs Collection
NPG x14170
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- Cecil Beaton (1904-1980), Photographer, designer and writer. Artist or producer associated with 1114 portraits, Sitter associated with 360 portraits.
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The United Kingdom changes to the Decimal System for currency, getting rid of shillings, and guineas and simplifying the denomination of pounds into 100 pence. This brought the British pound sterling in line with other currencies and made computer calculation easier.Art and science
Michael Caine stars in the filmGet Carter, a British crime classic about a man who sets out to get bloody revenge on the gangsters that killed his brother.International
The Immigration Act consolidated previous legislation in order to limit immigration, by requiring applicants to hold a work permit and introduced the concept of right of abode.In Uganda, Idi Amin overthrows President Milton Obote and becomes dictator.
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