No, no, not Joseph McCarthy and the Hollywood blacklist! I’m talkin’ Frank McCarthy (1924-2002), the longtime illustrator whose career spanned over 50 years, doing magazine covers and paperbacks (Avon, Bantam, Dell) and brought us the high-octane one-sheets for The Dirty Dozen, The Great Escape (Paul Crifo did the International version), and many more, including split-duties with Robert McGinnis on the James Bond posters for Thunderball and You Only Live Twice.
Mr. McCarthy quit commercial work in 1974 and, like many of the other greatest poster artists of his generation, such as John Solie, Howard Terpning, and Robert Tanenbaum, moved to Arizona to focus his talents on Western art.
Tags: Frank McCarthy, movie posters, robert mcginnis, The Dirty Dozen, the great escape, thunderball, You Only Live Twice
August 18, 2010 at 5:19 am |
Great one sheet for “The Venetian Affair” – must have!
August 18, 2010 at 7:51 am |
I would think it’s pretty affordable — quite unlike the James Bonds!