John Alvin, Designer of Memorable Film Posters, Is Dead at 59
By Megan • Feb 13th, 2008 • Category: News for Creatives (archives)Dennis Hevesi reports for The New York Times:
“John Alvin, who created memorable images for movie posters, billboards and advertisements, including the two fingers touching above the Earth’s surface for “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial,” died on Wednesday at his home in Rhinebeck, N.Y. He was 59.
The cause was a heart attack, his daughter, Farah Alvin, said.
Mr. Alvin painted striking images for more than 135 films in a 35-year career, working on projects for directors like Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Blake Edwards, Mel Brooks and Ridley Scott.”
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