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Saul Bass (1920–1996)
Saul Bass was born in New York City in 1920 and is a widely acclaimed graphic designer with a career spanning over 40 years. Among his most famous works are the title sequences for such classic films as The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), North by Northwest (1959), and Psycho (1960). Bass used his innovative ideas and unique perspective of the ...
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Born:in New York City, New York, USADied:(age 75) in Los Angeles, California, USA |
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1995
Century of Cinema
(TV Series documentary) (title designer - 1 episode)
- A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies
(1995)
... (title designer)
1961-1963
Alcoa Premiere
(TV Series) (title designer - 7 episodes)
- The Broken Year
(1963)
... (title designer)
- Mr. Lucifer
(1962)
... (title designer)
- Flashing Spikes
(1962)
... (title designer)
- Second Chance
(1962)
... (title designer)
- The Jail
(1962)
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Art department (32 credits)
Art department (32 credits)
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Director (7 credits)
Director (7 credits)
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Writer (5 credits)
Writer (5 credits)
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Producer (5 credits)
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Visual effects (3 credits)
Visual effects (3 credits)
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Editor (2 credits)
Editor (2 credits)
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Production designer (2 credits)
Production designer (2 credits)
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Editorial department (1 credit)
Editorial department (1 credit)
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Thanks (3 credits)
Thanks (3 credits)
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Self (7 credits)
Self (7 credits)
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Archive footage (3 credits)
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Foreword to book _The Album Cover Art of Soundtracks_ by Frank Jastfelder and Stefan Kassel. Boston: Little, Brown, 1997, ISBN 0316482404 See more »
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Design is thinking made visible. See more »Trivia:
In 2012, a Los Angeles County Museum of Art exhibition on Stanley Kubrick displayed some of Bass' correspondence with Kubrick while he was designing poster art for The Shining (1980). As well as showcasing some rejected designs, this revealed that Bass was fond of signing off letters by doodling a fish (a sea-bass) with his own face. See more »Trademark:
Avant-garde title sequences and symbolic posters.Star Sign:
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