Joe Caroff, designer of James Bond 007 logo and countless iconic film posters, dies aged 103. The artist, whose work can be also seen in posters from West Side Story to Cabaret, Manhattan and A Hard Day’s Night, worked on more than 300 campaigns, often uncredited died August 17th in Manhattan, New York. one day before his 104th birthday. Born in Roselle, New Jersey on August 18, 1921 he was a well-respected graphic artist but much of his work, such as the logo was uncredited, and Caroff never received the public acclaim or name recognition of his close contemporary, Saul Bass Other key posters included Sergio Leone’s A Fistful of Dollars (1964) and For a Few Dollars More (1965), as well as Last Tango in Paris (1972), Rollerball (1975), An Unmarried Woman (1978) and Gandhi (1982).
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