The higher the hair, the closer to god

Faye Dunaway (born 14th January 1941)

Caterina Valente (born 14th January 1931)

Ethel Merman (16th January 1908 – 15th February 1984)

Marilyn Horne (born 16th January 1934)

Eartha Kitt (17th January 1927 – 25th December 2008)

Dalida (17th January 1933 – 3rd May 1987)

Tippi Hedren (born 19th January 1930)

Thought for the Day

Mothering Sunday

Infamous

“You know what always amazed me? That none of the beautiful women I’ve photographed ever thought they were beautiful. Ava didn’t. Marilyn didn’t. Michelle Pfeiffer doesn’t. Such a waste.”

Terry O'Neill's photography ranks among some of the greatest portraiture of its kind - from supermodels to superstars, from the "Rat Pack" to Bowie, including often candid shots of icons such as Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, Ava Gardner, Elizabeth Taylor, Brigitte Bardot, Raquel Welch and his own ex-wife Faye Dunaway.

His work seems to be extremely popular at the moment - last month there was an exhibition of Mr O'Neill's photos "reworked" by other artists, and now a new retrospective of his greatest photography is opening in the heart of London.

Terry O'Neill: Infamous is at the Alon Zakaim Fine Art gallery in Dover Street, Mayfair, London from 1st May to 8th June 2012.