Saul Bass
8 May 1920 – 25 April 1996
Saul Bass was an American graphic designer and filmmaker best known for his motion-picture title sequences, film posters, and corporate logos. He revolutionized film title design with works for directors such as Alfred Hitchcock, Otto Preminger, and Martin Scorsese. He also designed enduring corporate logos for companies including AT&T, United Airlines, and Kleenex.
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Life events
Saul Bass was born in the Bronx, New York.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgBass trained in art and studied design under Gyorgy Kepes.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgBass relocated to Los Angeles and established his own design studio.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis animated title sequence for Otto Preminger's film transformed film titles into an art form.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgBass designed celebrated titles for Vertigo, North by Northwest, and Psycho.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgBass created the well-known 'bell' and later globe logos for AT&T.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgBass won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Subject for his film.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgBass created title sequences for Scorsese films including Goodfellas, Cape Fear, and Casino.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgSaul Bass died of non-Hodgkin lymphoma at the age of 75.
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