Kate Barry (photographer)
| Kate Barry | |
|---|---|
| Born |
8 April 1967 U.K. |
| Died |
11 December 2013 (aged 46) Paris, France |
| Children | Roman de Kermadec |
| Parent(s) |
John Barry Jane Birkin |
| Relatives |
Judy Campbell (grandmother) Andrew Birkin (uncle) Charlotte Gainsbourg (half-sister) Lou Doillon (half-sister) Anno Birkin (cousin) |
Kate Barry (8 April 1967 – 11 December 2013) was a British fashion photographer, who worked for Vogue and The Sunday Times Magazine.
Life
Barry was the daughter of British actress and singer Jane Birkin and the composer John Barry. Her maternal grandmother was the actress Judy Campbell and her uncle was the director Andrew Birkin. She moved from Britain to France as a child, and was raised by her mother and her partner Serge Gainsbourg.[1] She had no contact with her biological father during her childhood, believing he was dead until she was 13 when her mother and Serge Gainsbourg separated at which point Barry reestablished contact with her.[2]
She had two half-sisters on her mother's side, French actress and singer Charlotte Gainsbourg and actress and singer Lou Doillon. She had two half-sisters on her father's side, Suzy and Sian and a half-brother, Jon-Patrick. Her son is Roman de Kermadec.
Barry became addicted to drugs as a teenager. After recovering she set up a centre for recovering drug addicts in Paris.[2]
Career
Barry is known for her intimate photographs of famous people.[3] She worked frequently with her mother and sisters, and was also responsible for the album cover of Carla Bruni’s debut album Quelqu'un m'a dit.[1]
Death
On 11 December 2013, Barry died as a result of a fall from her fourth floor apartment in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, in what was assumed to be a suicide.[2][4][5] She was buried in Paris.[6]
References
- 1 2 Pierre Perrone (13 December 2013). "Kate Barry: Photographer - Obituaries". The Independent. London. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
- 1 2 3 Levy, Geoffrey (2013-12-13). "Drink, drugs and a decadent childhood: The troubled life of Jane Birkin's daughter Kate Barry who this week plunged to her death from her Paris apartment". Daily Mail (U.K.). Retrieved 2015-09-21.
- ↑ Diderich, Joelle (13 December 2013). "Photographer Kate Barry Dead at 46". WWD. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ↑ Allen, Peter (2013-12-12). "France's culture minister pays tribute to British photographer Kate Barry". Evening Standard (London). Retrieved 2013-12-12.
- ↑ Randhawa, Kiran; Allen, Peter (2013-12-12). "Kate Barry, photographer daughter of Jane Birkin and Bond film composer John Barry, dies in fall from Paris apartment". Evening Standard (London). Retrieved 2013-12-12.
- ↑ Diderich, Joelle (2013-12-19). "Kate Barry Laid to Rest in Paris". WWD. Retrieved 2013-12-20.