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Born | Roger Howard Phillips 16 December 1932
Uxbridge, England |
Died | 15 November 2021 | (aged 88)
Occupation(s) | Photographer, botanist, writer |
Roger Howard Phillips MBE (16 December 1932 – 15 November 2021) was a British photographer, botanist and writer. [1]
Phillips was born on 16 December 1932 in Uxbridge to Philip and Elsie Phillips (née Williams). [2] He was educated at St Christopher School in Letchworth [3] and – after national service with the Royal Air Force in Canada [3] – at Chelsea School of Art. [4] He next joined Ogilvy & Mather Advertising, where he rose to be art director. [4] He turned freelance in 1968. [2] [4] He took pictures for the album Goodbye for rock band Cream, on a commission from his friend Alan Aldridge, and later took pictures for the Jack Bruce albums Songs for a Tailor and Out of the Storm. [3]
He is best known as an expert on mushrooms and roses who wrote more than forty books on gardening and wild plants and fungi; many with Martyn Rix. [3] [5] He was also an Honorary Garden Manager at Eccleston Square in London, where he lived, [3] [6] and served as chair of the Society for the Protection of London Squares. [2]
He presented two six-part television series, 1994's The Quest for the Rose for BBC Television and, in 1995, The 3,000 Mile Garden for PBS. [2] [3]
In later life he also exhibited his paintings. [3]
In the 2010 New Year Honours, Phillips was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), for his "services to London Garden Squares". [7]
Phillips' 1958 marriage to Pammy Wray ended in divorce; they had a son, and she predeceased him. He subsequently had two daughters with his second wife Nicky Foy, whom he married in 2003. [2] [3]
He died on 15 November 2021, at the age of 88. [2] [4]
Roger Phillips | |
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Born | Roger Howard Phillips 16 December 1932
Uxbridge, England |
Died | 15 November 2021 | (aged 88)
Occupation(s) | Photographer, botanist, writer |
Roger Howard Phillips MBE (16 December 1932 – 15 November 2021) was a British photographer, botanist and writer. [1]
Phillips was born on 16 December 1932 in Uxbridge to Philip and Elsie Phillips (née Williams). [2] He was educated at St Christopher School in Letchworth [3] and – after national service with the Royal Air Force in Canada [3] – at Chelsea School of Art. [4] He next joined Ogilvy & Mather Advertising, where he rose to be art director. [4] He turned freelance in 1968. [2] [4] He took pictures for the album Goodbye for rock band Cream, on a commission from his friend Alan Aldridge, and later took pictures for the Jack Bruce albums Songs for a Tailor and Out of the Storm. [3]
He is best known as an expert on mushrooms and roses who wrote more than forty books on gardening and wild plants and fungi; many with Martyn Rix. [3] [5] He was also an Honorary Garden Manager at Eccleston Square in London, where he lived, [3] [6] and served as chair of the Society for the Protection of London Squares. [2]
He presented two six-part television series, 1994's The Quest for the Rose for BBC Television and, in 1995, The 3,000 Mile Garden for PBS. [2] [3]
In later life he also exhibited his paintings. [3]
In the 2010 New Year Honours, Phillips was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), for his "services to London Garden Squares". [7]
Phillips' 1958 marriage to Pammy Wray ended in divorce; they had a son, and she predeceased him. He subsequently had two daughters with his second wife Nicky Foy, whom he married in 2003. [2] [3]
He died on 15 November 2021, at the age of 88. [2] [4]