Desmond O'Neill

British photographer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroBritish photographer
PlacesUnited Kingdom Great Britain
wasPhotographer
Work fieldArts
Gender
Male
Birth14 February 1923
Death8 May 2003 (aged 80 years)
Star signAquarius
The details

Biography

Desmond O'Neill (14 February 1923 – 8 May 2003) was a British photographer associated with the high society and jet set, working for such publications as Queen and Tatler.

O'Neill served with the British Army's Army Film and Photography Unit, he crossed the channel on LCT853 and went ashore at Sword on D-Day during the Second World War. He was shot in the arm soon after landing and was returned to Gosport. O'Neill also established a photographic agency, Desmond O'Neill Features, which he ran with his son, Dominic.

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