05-21-2018, 05:59 AM
You have surely seen some of his film posters, the latest one for J. Edgar...
William Gold (January 3, 1921 – May 20, 2018)[1] was an American graphic designer best known for thousands of film poster designs.[2]
His first film poster was for Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), and his most recent work was for J. Edgar (2011).
During his 70-year career he worked with some of Hollywood's greatest filmmakers, including Laurence Olivier, Clint Eastwood, Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, Elia Kazan, Ridley Scott, and many more. Among his most famous film posters are those for Casablanca and A Clockwork Orange.
![[Image: 220px-CasablancaPoster-Gold.jpg]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/CasablancaPoster-Gold.jpg/220px-CasablancaPoster-Gold.jpg)
![[Image: 220px-A_Streetcar_Named_Desire_%281951%29.jpg]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/A_Streetcar_Named_Desire_%281951%29.jpg/220px-A_Streetcar_Named_Desire_%281951%29.jpg)
![[Image: 220px-SearchersPoster-BillGold.jpg]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/SearchersPoster-BillGold.jpg/220px-SearchersPoster-BillGold.jpg)
![[Image: 220px-Original_movie_poster_for_the_film...n_1962.jpg]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Original_movie_poster_for_the_film_The_Music_Man_1962.jpg/220px-Original_movie_poster_for_the_film_The_Music_Man_1962.jpg)
![[Image: 220px-A_Clockwork_Orange_%281971%29.png]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/73/A_Clockwork_Orange_%281971%29.png/220px-A_Clockwork_Orange_%281971%29.png)
William Gold (January 3, 1921 – May 20, 2018)[1] was an American graphic designer best known for thousands of film poster designs.[2]
His first film poster was for Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), and his most recent work was for J. Edgar (2011).
During his 70-year career he worked with some of Hollywood's greatest filmmakers, including Laurence Olivier, Clint Eastwood, Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, Elia Kazan, Ridley Scott, and many more. Among his most famous film posters are those for Casablanca and A Clockwork Orange.
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