Robert McGinnis, James Bond Poster Artist, Died at Age 99

American illustrator and painter Robert McGinnis has died at 99 years outdated, per Variety. A posting from the obituary web site Legacy reveals he handed away on March 10.

Primarily, McGinnis is finest recognized for creating the poster artwork to varied James Bond films over the many years. Starting with 1965’s Thunderball, he’d go on to create artwork for You Solely Reside Twice, Diamonds Are Ceaselessly, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, Reside and Let Die, and the 1967 parody model of On line casino Royale. His movie profession extends past the spy franchise: in complete, he did over 40 film posters, akin to Breakfast at Tiffany’s (his debut project) Barbarella and three Matt Helm movies. As he grew to become extra in style, “the McGinnis Lady” grew to become a well-liked shorthand to explain the determine of bikini-clad girls that had been usually paired with chiseled males of that period.

Born February 3, 1926, McGinnis is described by Legacy as “one of the prolific illustrators of the twentieth century.” Beginning out in his profession, he apprenticed at Walt Disney Studios and later took a job at Dell Publishing. There, he drew covers for paperback novels for varied genres, from detective fiction to horror and fantasy. His work is also seen in magazines akin to Nationwide Geographic, TIME, and Reader’s Digest. In 2016, he began drawing retro covers for reissued Neil Gaiman books.

McGinnis is survived by his three kids and their particular person households.

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