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Saul Bass (1920–1996)

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Saul Bass was born in New York City in 1920. He is known as one of the best ever graphic designers for film, as he has created the credits and title sequences of over 60 films, he has often worked with directors Martin Scorsese, and especially Alfred Hitchcock on his very famous film Psycho, of which he designed the titles... See full bio »

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in New York City, New York, USA

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(age 75) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1998 Psycho (title designer)
 
1995 Casino (title designer)
 
1995 A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (TV documentary) (title designer)
 
1995 Higher Learning (title designer)
 
1993 The Age of Innocence (title designer)
 
1992 Mr. Saturday Night (title designer)
 
1991 Cape Fear (title sequence)
 
1991 Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (documentary) (title designer)
 
1991 Doc Hollywood (title designer)
 
1990 Goodfellas (title designer)
 
1989 The War of the Roses (title sequence)
 
1988 Big (title designer)
 
1987 Broadcast News (title designer)
 
1979 The Human Factor (title designer)
 
1979 Alien (title designer - uncredited)
 
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary) (main credit titles by: new sequences)
 
1975 Rosebud (title designer)
 
1974 Phase IV (title designer)
 
1971 Such Good Friends (title designer - uncredited)
 
1968 Why Man Creates (documentary short) (titles - uncredited)
 
1966 Grand Prix (title designer)
 
1966 Seconds (titles)
 
1965 Bunny Lake Is Missing (title designer)
 
1965 In Harm's Way (title designer)
 
1963 The Cardinal (titles)
 
1963 It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (title designer)
 
1963 Nine Hours to Rama (title designer)
 
1961-1962 Alcoa Premiere (TV series) (title designer - 3 episodes)
– Flashing Spikes (1962) (title designer)
– Second Chance (1962) (title designer)
– Moment of Decision (1961) (title designer)
 
1962 Advise & Consent (titles designer)
 
1962 Walk on the Wild Side (title designer)
 
1961 Something Wild (title designer)
 
1961 West Side Story (titles)
 
1960 Exodus (title designed by)
 
1960 The Facts of Life (title designer)
 
1960 Spartacus (design consultant)
 
1960 Ocean's Eleven (title designer)
 
1960 Psycho (pictorial consultant, title designer)
 
1959 North by Northwest (title designer)
 
1959 Anatomy of a Murder (title designer)
 
1958 The Big Country (title designer)
 
1958 Vertigo (title designer)
 
1958 Bonjour tristesse (title designer)
 
1958 Cowboy (title designer)
 
1957 The Pride and the Passion (title designer)
 
1957 Saint Joan (title designer)
 
1957 The Young Stranger (title designer)
 
1957 Edge of the City (title designer)
 
1956 Around the World in Eighty Days (title designer)
 
1956 Attack (title designer - uncredited)
 
1956 Storm Center (title designer)
 
1956 Johnny Concho (title designer)
 
1956 Trapeze (title designer - uncredited)
 
1955 The Man with the Golden Arm (title designer)
 
1955 The Big Knife (title designer)
 
1955 The Night of the Hunter (publicist - uncredited)
 
1955 The Shrike (titles designer)
 
1955 The Seven Year Itch (title designer)
 
1955 The Racers (title designer)
 
1954 Carmen Jones (title designer)
 
Show ShowDirector (7 titles)
1984 Quest (short)
 
1980 The Solar Film (short)
 
1978 Notes on the Popular Arts (short)
 
1974 Phase IV
 
1968 Why Man Creates (documentary short)
 
1965 From Here to There (short)
 
1964 The Searching Eye (short)
 
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1970 Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (poster designer - uncredited)
 
1966 Grand Prix (poster designer - uncredited)
 
1960 Exodus (poster designer - uncredited)
 
1960 Psycho (storyboard artist - uncredited)
 
1959 Anatomy of a Murder (poster designer - uncredited)
 
1950 No Way Out (poster designer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (3 titles)
1984 Quest (short) (producer)
 
1980 The Solar Film (short) (producer)
 
1977 Bass on Titles (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
1980 The Solar Film (short)
 
1968 Why Man Creates (documentary short) (conceived and written by)
 
Show ShowVisual Effects (2 titles)
1966 Grand Prix (visual consultant)
 
1961 West Side Story (visual consultant)
 
Show ShowEditorial Department (1 title)
1966 Grand Prix (montage)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
1992 Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann (documentary) (special thanks)
 
1989 84C MoPic (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
1999 Otto Preminger (documentary)
 
1997 The 69th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
1991 Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (documentary)
Himself
 
1991 Fear in the Dark (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1977 Bass on Titles (short)
Himself
 
1976 Die Titelmacher (TV movie)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2009 Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 
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Trivia:

In the opening credits to Cape Fear, Bass superimposed shots from the title sequence he did for John Frankenheimer's Seconds. See more »

Trademark:

Avant-garde title sequences and symbolic posters. See more »

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