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Saul Bass (1920-1996) was one of the great graphic designers of the mid- to late-1900s. Born in New York City, he studied at the Art Students League and Brooklyn College. He worked as a freelance designer in New York until he opened his studio in Los Angeles in 1946. His works included logo designs for well-known companies such as AT&T and Alcoa, and print work for film ads. While designing the Carmen Jones movie poster, Otto Preminger asked Bass to design the movie's title sequence as well. He is probably most famous for his more than 70 creative title designs from 1954 to 1995. Below are posters for some of those movies, many of which are from his work with top movie directors Otto Preminger, Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, and Martin Scorsese.

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A River Runs Through It

(1992)

Anatomy of a Murder

(1959)

The Big Knife

(1951)

The Seven Year Itch

(1955)

Bonjour Tristesse

(1958)

Cape Fear

(1991)

Carmen Jones

(1954; first movie for which Bass created a title sequence)

Goodfellas

(1990)

Grand Prix

(1966; Bass was also visual effects consultant for this movie)

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

(1963)

The Magnificent Seven

(1960)

The Man with the Golden Arm

(1955; Bass' best known film title sequence was for this movie)

North By Northwest

(1959)

Ocean's 11

(1960)

One Two Three

(1961)

Psycho

(1960; Bass was also storyboard artist for this movie)

The War of the Roses

(1989)

West Side Story

(1961; Bass was also visual effects consultant for this movie)

Spartacus

(1960; Bass was design consultant for this movie)

Other film posters for which Saul Bass
designed title sequences (by year):

Bass on Titles:

River of No Return (1954)
Attack! (1956; title design uncredited)
Storm Center (1956)
Trapeze (1956; title design uncredited)
Around the World in 80 Days (1957)
Edge of the City (1957)
Love in the Afternoon (1957)
The Pride and the Passion (1957)
Saint Joan (1957)
The Big Country (1958)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Vertigo (1958)

Exodus (1960)
The Facts of Life (1960)
Advise & Consent (1962)
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
Walk on the Wild Side (1962)
Johnny Concho (1963)
The Victors (1963)
Kiss Me, Stupid (1964)
Bunny Lake is Missing (1965)
In Harms Way (1965)
Seconds (1966)
Hurry Sundown (1967)
The Court Martial of Billy Mitchell (1968)
The Fixer (1968)

Such Good Friends (1971)
Rosebud (1975)
Alien (1979; Director's Cut; title design uncredited)
The Human Factor (1979)

The Shining (1980)
Very Happy Alexander (1980)
Broadcast News (1987)

Doc Hollywood (1991)
Mr. Saturday Night (1992)
The Age of Innocence (1993)
Higher Learning (1995)

Short 11 (this DVD includes "Bass on Titles" [1977], which is an excellent half-hour with Saul Bass explaining how he created his famous title sequences for The Man with the Golden Arm and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World; he discusses several title sequences, which are included in full length)

Also see:

Phase IV
(1974; VHS; this movie was Bass' directorial debut; foreign festival award winner)

A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995; DVD; for TV; title design)

Anatomy of a Filmmaker - Otto Preminger's Life in Film (1991; VHS; title design)

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