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RIP Robert McGinnis
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04-17-2025, 04:07 PM
He was an illustrator who did a lot of movie posters, most notably for Breakfast at Tiffany's, Barbarella and a few Bond films. Maybe more notable was his style of pulp paperback covers, which I remember well and I think you will all immediately recognize.

See some examples in the NYT Obit.
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04-17-2025, 05:49 PM
I have a book of his art. Pulpy!

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04-17-2025, 06:52 PM
Yeah - I've seen so many paperbacks like that at library sales
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04-17-2025, 08:36 PM
King of the Pulps!
In the Tudor Period, Fencing Masters were classified in the Vagrancy Laws along with Actors, Gypsys, Vagabonds, Sturdy Rogues, and the owners of performing bears.
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