Allan Warren
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Allan Warren
Not to be confused with Alan Warren.
| Allan Warren | |
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| Born | Michael Allan Warren 26 October 1948 Wimbledon, London, England, UK |
| Other names | Michael Warren |
| Occupation | Photographer, writer |
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| www.allanwarren.com | |
Michael Allan Warren (born 26 October 1948 in Wimbledon, London)[1] is an English society-photographer, writer and former actor. His work encompasses works of many celebrities during the late 1960s, 70s and into the 80s, such as members of the British Royal Family, influential politicians and artists in both music and literature as well as some of the most important people in Hollywood at their time.
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Early life
After growing up in post-war London, Warren attended Terry's Juveniles, a stage school based in the Drury Lane Theatre. It was during this time that he attended auditions through which he received several assignments. One such piece of work was as a child presenter in "The Five O'clock Club", which afforded him the opportunity to associate with a variety of people, including a young Marc Bolan (then performing as "Toby Tyler") who would later employ Warren as his first manager.[2][3][4]
Career
Warren started his photographic career at the age of 17[1] when he was acting in Alan Bennett's play Forty Years On with John Gielgud in the West End at the Apollo Theatre. Around this time Warren bought his first second-hand camera and started to take photographs of his fellow actors. His first major assignment was when his friend Mickey Deans asked him to cover his wedding to Judy Garland, which marked the beginning of Warren's work as a professional photographer. Upon travelling to New York for personal reasons, he attended an audition for the Broadway production of Minnie's Boys. However, he later declined the role offered to him in favour of returning to London and pursuing photography as his vocation.
After this decisive event Warren embarked on his photographic career, throughout which he took portraits of personalities including many actors, writers, musicians, politicians and members of the British Royal Family.[2][5] In the early 1980s Warren embarked on a quest to photograph all 26 non-royal and four royal dukes.[6] Together with the 12th Duke of Manchester he set up the Duke's Trust, a charity for children in need.[7][8]
In 1999, Warren was inspired to create a clothing line called Swedish Navy Clothing, as a result of his numerous encounters with strangers for his book Strangers in the Buff, including members of the Swedish navy who had posed for Warren in their naval underwear. Their fitted boxers were embroidered with the Royal Swedish Crowns, and Warren decided that this image of the clean cut and healthy young Vikings would be ideal for a range of clothing, including underwear and polo jackets.[9]
Miscellaneous
In the early 90s Warren turned his hand to play writing. One of his works, The Lady of Phillimore Walk,[10] was directed by Frank Dunlop and critics went as far as comparing it to Sleuth, a thriller written by Anthony Shaffer. The cast of "The Lady of Phillimore Walk" consisted of Zena Walker and Philip Lowrie;[11] and saw productions in the United States.[12]
Warren invented the Hankybreathe, a handkerchief which allows the user to inhale air through a carbon filter at the mouth, in order to filter out the noxious effects of exhaust emissions. The invention, which is meant to be dabbed in eucalyptus oil, harks back to the nosegay and stems from Warren's experience with asthma in heavily polluted London.[13][14][15]
Portrait photography
Bibliography
- Nobs & Nosh – Eating with the Beautiful People, 1974
- Confessions of a Society Photographer, 1976
- The Dukes of Britain, 1986
- The Lady of Phillimore Walk (play), 1991
- Dukes, Queens and Other Stories, 1999
- Strangers in the Buff, August 2007
- Carpet Dwellers, October 2007
References
- ^ a b Pride Life Issue 03 Autumn 2008
- ^ a b The Confessions of a Society Photographer – Allan Warren (Jupiter, London, 1976) ISBN 0-904041-68-9 ISBN 978-0-904041-68-2
- ^ "Marc Bolan – The Early Years". Members.cox.net. http://members.cox.net/dregenold/marc/early.html. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
- ^ Paytress, Mark (2006). Bolan: The Rise and Fall of a 20th Century Superstar. Omnibus Press. ISBN 1-84609-147-0.Google books
- ^ Nobs & Nosh : Eating with the Beautiful People – Allan Warren (Leslie Frewin, London, 1974) ISBN 0-85632-100-1 ISBN 978-0-85632-100-9
- ^ The Spectator 3 April 1999
- ^ Daily Express Friday 25 March 1988
- ^ Marcus Scriven – Splendour and Squalor: The Disgrace and Disintegration of Three Aristocratic Dynasties, Atlantic Books, Limited, 2010 ISBN 978-1-84354-125-7 Google Books
- ^ Strangers in the Buff – Allan Warren
- ^ "University of Glasgow". http://special.lib.gla.ac.uk/sta/search/detaile.cfm?EID=8571. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ^ The Scotsman 20.1.1992 Allen Wright
- ^ "Francis Wilson Playhouse, Florida". http://www.franciswilsonplayhouse.org/meet_the_cast_LP2007.htm.
- ^ Los Angeles Times Monday, 16 August 1999, Inventor Tries to Clear the Air, One Car at a Time
- ^ Evening Standard, Monday, 15 June 1998, The fume-fighting handkerchief that makes good scents.
- ^ TimeOut 17–24 June 1999, Handy 'Hanky' may ease smog effects, Natasha Narayan
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