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- Birth nameWilliam Gold
- Bill Gold was an American graphic designer best known for thousands of film poster designs.
During his 70-year career he worked with some of Hollywood's greatest filmmakers, including Laurence Olivier, Clint Eastwood, Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, Elia Kazan, Ridley Scott, and many more. Among his most famous film posters are those for Casablanca and A Clockwork Orange.
His first film poster was for Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), and his.final work was for J. Edgar (2011).
Gold died on 20 May 2018, aged 97, at Greenwich Hospital, Connecticut, from complications of Alzheimer's disease.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Pedro Borges
- SpousesSusan Cornfield(1989 - May 20, 2018) (his death)Pearl Tamases(1941 - ?) (divorced, 2 children)
- He was hired by Warner Brothers in the 1940s. His job was to create intriguing posters that didn't give away a movie's storyline.
- He graduated from Pratt Institute in New York City.
- During WWII, he enlisted and made training films for the U.S. Army Air Force.
- Son of Rose (Sachs) and Paul Gold. His grandparents were all Russian Jewish immigrants.
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