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Beaton worked on the costume and set designs for An Ideal Husband alongside his work for Anna Karenina. Both produced by Alexander Korda, they were filmed simultaneously on adjoining sets and released in 1948.
An Ideal Husband starred Paulette Goddard and Michael Wilding and was an adaptation of Oscar Wilde's 1895 play of the same name.
Literature
D. Mellor, Cecil Beaton, exhibition catalogue, Barbican Art Gallery, London, 1986, p.199.
Exhibited
The Barbican Art Gallery, London, Cecil Beaton, 16 May - 20 July 1986, no.K26.