Born Mitchell Hooks on April 2, 1923 in Detroit,
Michigan, United States. Renowned for his artwork for paperback books and
magazines. Served with the U.S. military, including occupation duty in Germany.
Later became a freelance illustration career in New York City. He painted
paperback covers for "Avon", "Bantam Books", "Dell
Books" & "Fawcett Publications". Illustrated for magazines
including "Cosmopolitan", "The Saturday Evening Post" and
others. Worked with David Blossom, Bernie Fuchs, Fred Otnes, & Ted CoConis
on the "The Man with No Name" campaign (sources conflict on who did
what). It is said that Mr. Hooks was the inspiration behind the early drafts.
Hooks also drew the American poster for the first James Bond film "Dr.
No" (Terence Young, 1962). Mitchell
Hooks died on March 18, 2013 in New York City.
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