Georgina Howell (8 May 1942 – 21 January 2016) was a British journalist and author who began in fashion journalism, but broadened her subject range as her career progressed.
[1] An only child, she was the daughter of Gwen (née Darrington) and William "Bill" Howell; her father was a Royal Air Force (RAF) flying instructor.
In 1944, her father returned to London[1] (Howell and her mother followed in a convoy in dangerous circumstances) as he had been assigned to work with Bomber Command; the family lived in other parts of Britain and Penang (now in Malaysia) for periods.
[1] In order to assemble the book, Howell organised Vogue's then disorganised library and created the archive which remains in use.
[4] Among others, Howell interviewed Bianca Jagger; U2; Diana, Princess of Wales; Anne, Princess Royal; Ronald Reagan; Clint Eastwood; Bruce Oldfield; Giorgio Armani; Karl Lagerfeld; Guns N' Roses; Valentino; James Galway; Frederick Ashton; Sylvie Guillem; and Alec Guinness.
[6][7][8] In 2015 the book was turned to a film directed by Werner Herzog and starring Nicole Kidman.