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Paul Crifo, Noted Movie Poster Designer, Dies at 98

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Eli Countryman 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.

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