Designer
The Resume
(May 8, 1920-April 25, 1996)
Created title sequences or other art for ‘Carmen Jones (1954),' ‘The Seven Year Itch (1955),' The Man with the Golden Arm (1955),' ‘Trapeze (1956),' ‘Around the World in Eighty Days (1956),' ‘Vertigo (1958),' ‘Anatomy of a Murder (1959),' ‘North by Northwest (1959),' ‘Psycho (1960),' ‘Ocean's Eleven (1960),' ‘Spartacus (1960),' ‘West Side Story (1961),' ‘It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963),' ‘Alien (1979),' ‘Broadcast News (1987),' ‘Big (1988),' ‘Goodfellas (1990),' ‘Cape Fear (1991),' ‘The Age of Innocence (1993)' and ‘Casino (1995)'
Why he might be annoying
His work has been over-imitated.
He quit doing movie titles for a long time because of others ripping him off.
He claimed to have directed the shower scene in ‘Psycho,' but star Janet Leigh denied it.
He was bald.
Why he might not be annoying
He felt that a movie's title sequence was an important part of the film.
He worked with some of history's greatest directors, including Alfred Hitchcock, Martin Scorsese and Stanley Kubrick.
He became a documentary director himself.
He designed memorable logos for the Girl Scouts of America, United Way, Quaker Oats and AT&T.
He worked with his wife on many projects.
He was called ‘the Father of Film Titles.'
Credit: Wieland Kalligaro
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Year In Review:
For 2009, as of last week, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 29 Votes: 58.62% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 70 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 108 Votes: 56.48% Annoying
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