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Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, Baron Armstrong-Jones, (7 March 1930 – 13 January 2017) was a British photographer and filmmaker. He is best known for having been married to Princess Margaret, and for his portraits of world notables, many of them published in Vogue, Vanity Fair, The Sunday Times Magazine, The Sunday Telegraph Magazine, and other major venues; more than 280 of his photographs are in the permanent collections of the National Portrait Gallery.He contracted polio as a teenager, which left him with a shortened leg and a limp. As a result, in adulthood, Snowdon was a fierce and tireless campaigner for disabled people, and over several decades achieved dozens of groundbreaking political, economic, structural, transportation, and educational reforms for persons with any type of disability.From 1960 to 1978, he was married to Princess Margaret, the sister of Queen Elizabeth II.
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GenderMale
Birthday1930-03-07
Deathday2017-01-13 (86 years old)
Birth NameAntony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones
Birth PlaceBelgravia, United Kingdom
ReligionAnglicanism
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RelationshipsLucy Davies (1978-07-21 - 2000-01-01), Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (1960-05-06 - 1978-07-11)
ChildrenFrances Armstrong-Jones, Jasper Cable-Alexander, David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon, Lady Sarah Chatto
FatherRonald Armstrong-Jones
MotherAnne Parsons, Countess of Rosse
SiblingsBrendan Parsons, 7th Earl of Rosse, Susan Vesey, Viscountess de Vesci, Martin Parsons, Peregrine Armstrong-Jones
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
ResidencesKensington Palace · Kensington, United Kingdom
Also Known AsAntony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones, Earl of Snowdon, Lord Snowdon, Snowdon
AwardsLucie Award, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, Royal Designer for Industry
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