Bill Gold
William "Bill" Gold (January 3, 1921 – May 20, 2018) was an American graphic designer best known for thousands of movie poster designs.
Bill Gold | |
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| Born | January 3, 1921 |
| Died | May 20, 2018 (aged 97) Old Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Other names | William Gold |
| Occupation | Graphic designer |
| Years active | 1941 — 2011 |
His first movie poster was for Yankee Doodle Dandy (1941), and his most recent and final work was for J. Edgar (2011).
During his 70-year career he has worked with some of Hollywood's greatest filmmakers, including Laurence Olivier, Clint Eastwood, Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, Elia Kazan, François Truffaut, Ron Howard, Sidney Lumet, Ridley Scott, and Ray Harryhausen.
Among his most famous movie posters are those for Casablanca, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Exorcist, A Clockwork Orange, Escape from Alcatraz, and Alien.
Gold was born on January 3, 1921 in New York City, New York.[1] He died at his home in Old Greenwich, Connecticut on May 20, 2018 of complications from Alzheimer's disease at the age of 97.[2]
Bill Gold Media
Gold's US theatrical release poster for Casablanca (1942)
Gold's original theatrical release poster for A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
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References
- ↑ "About Bill". go4thegolds. Retrieved 20 December 2010.[dead link]
- ↑ Bill Gold, Iconic Master of the Movie Poster, Dies at 97
Other websites
Media related to Bill Gold at Wikimedia Commons
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