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Director, Producer, Actor, Intertitle Writer Born: May 8, 1920 in New York City, NY Death: April 25, 1996 in Los Angeles, CA Biography:Though the name "Saul Bass" may not be readily recognizable, he has played a key role in the way contemporary films are introduced and concluded on screen and in the way they are advertised in posters. His distinctive, highly creative work can be seen during the beginning and ending sequences of numerous post-WW II films, most notably those of "Otto Preminger" made between 1954 and the late 1970s. Though closely related to the films they introduce, Bass' sequences are so well-done as to stand by themselves as mini-films within films.
Prior to entering the film industry, Bass, who studied at the Art Students League in New York and Brooklyn College, spent several years as a free-lance designer. He moved to Los Angeles in 1946 and founded Saul Bass & Associates. By 1950 he was designing publicity graphics for films. Up to that point, movie promotional art usually consisted of photographs or brightly... Full Biography
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