Above: Self-portrait sketch by Paul Crifo, circa 1970s.Paul Crifo, who passed away on September 22nd at the age of 98, was one of the great movie poster illustrators and art directors of the ’60s and ’70s, but he was also an unsung hero. Over the course of 40 years he illustrated and designed as many as 140 movie posters for Hollywood studios, but unlike peers such as Bob Peak or Robert McGinnis, Paul Crifo never became a marquee name.Crifo rarely signed his artwork. If you search his name on Heritage Auctions (as I did after reading his obituary in Variety last week) only one poster comes up: that for In The Heat of the Night (1967). Crifo could have remained nothing more than a footnote in movie poster history were it not for the efforts of his son Peter and his son’s friend Pete Handelman who have given us an invaluable...
- 10/22/2020
- MUBI
Paul Crifo, a poster designer known for creating promotional images for “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” and 1974’s “The Great Gatsby,” has died at the age of 98 of natural causes.
By the end of his career, Crifo took part in more than 400 motion picture advertising campaigns. He began working as an artist’s apprentice but soon secured a job as an in-house designer for 20th Century Fox Films.
When Crifo joined Diener Hauser Bates in the 1950s, he had been hired with the title of designer. Over his time with Manhattan poster advertising company, he worked his way to the position of senior art director, vice president.
Crifo went on to help design over 120 posters, including 45 film posters he created on his own. His solo-designed projects include “Play It Again, Sam,” “In the Heat of the Night,” “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” and “The Producers.” He also collaborated...
By the end of his career, Crifo took part in more than 400 motion picture advertising campaigns. He began working as an artist’s apprentice but soon secured a job as an in-house designer for 20th Century Fox Films.
When Crifo joined Diener Hauser Bates in the 1950s, he had been hired with the title of designer. Over his time with Manhattan poster advertising company, he worked his way to the position of senior art director, vice president.
Crifo went on to help design over 120 posters, including 45 film posters he created on his own. His solo-designed projects include “Play It Again, Sam,” “In the Heat of the Night,” “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” and “The Producers.” He also collaborated...
- 10/13/2020
- by Eli Countryman
- Variety Film + TV
Paul Crifo, who designed the posters for such films as In the Heat of the Night, Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Marathon Man, died Sept. 22 of natural causes in Roslyn, New York, his son Peter reported. He was 98.
From 1942-86, Crifo worked on 400-plus motion picture advertising campaigns and designed more than 120 film posters. He was recognized for his contribution to his craft in 2007 at The Hollywood Reporter’s Key Art Awards.
Crifo illustrated 45 film posters of his own design; in addition to In the Heat of the Night (1967) and Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), those ...
From 1942-86, Crifo worked on 400-plus motion picture advertising campaigns and designed more than 120 film posters. He was recognized for his contribution to his craft in 2007 at The Hollywood Reporter’s Key Art Awards.
Crifo illustrated 45 film posters of his own design; in addition to In the Heat of the Night (1967) and Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), those ...
- 10/13/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Paul Crifo, who designed the posters for such films as In the Heat of the Night, Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Marathon Man, died Sept. 22 of natural causes in Roslyn, New York, his son Peter reported. He was 98.
From 1942-86, Crifo worked on 400-plus motion picture advertising campaigns and designed more than 120 film posters. He was recognized for his contribution to his craft in 2007 at The Hollywood Reporter’s Key Art Awards.
Crifo illustrated 45 film posters of his own design; in addition to In the Heat of the Night (1967) and Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), those ...
From 1942-86, Crifo worked on 400-plus motion picture advertising campaigns and designed more than 120 film posters. He was recognized for his contribution to his craft in 2007 at The Hollywood Reporter’s Key Art Awards.
Crifo illustrated 45 film posters of his own design; in addition to In the Heat of the Night (1967) and Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), those ...
- 10/13/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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