Carla Borel
Dean Street: Paul Lawford Outside The Colony Room
digital giclee print
33 x 43 cm (framed)
© Carla Borel
Carla Borel is a French-British photographer. She has made portraits and black and white street photographs in Soho, London. The present photograph is of Peter Sydney Ernest Lawford (born Peter...
Carla Borel is a French-British photographer. She has made portraits and black and white street photographs in Soho, London. The present photograph is of Peter Sydney Ernest Lawford (born Peter Sydney Ernest Aylen; 7 September 1923 – 24 December 1984) was an English-born actor, producer, and socialite, who resided in the United States throughout his adult life.
He was a member of the "Rat Pack" and the brother-in-law of President John F. Kennedy and senators Robert F. Kennedy and Edward Kennedy. From the 1940s to the 1960s, he was a well-known celebrity and starred in a number of highly acclaimed films. In later years, he was noted more for his off-screen activities as a celebrity than for his acting; it was said that he was "famous for being famous."
He was a member of the "Rat Pack" and the brother-in-law of President John F. Kennedy and senators Robert F. Kennedy and Edward Kennedy. From the 1940s to the 1960s, he was a well-known celebrity and starred in a number of highly acclaimed films. In later years, he was noted more for his off-screen activities as a celebrity than for his acting; it was said that he was "famous for being famous."