Posted By Dan Greenfield on Feb 9, 2023 | 4 comments

The late superstar artist was born 95 years ago on Feb. 9, 1928…

By PETER BOSCH

To salute the birthday of Frank Frazetta, here are 13 of his often unseen movie-poster illustrations. His entry in this field came about when an art director at United Artists saw his painted portrait of Ringo Starr on the back cover of Mad Magazine #90 (October 1964, EC) and hired him to do the poster work for the film “What’s New Pussycat?”

Enjoy!

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What’s New Pussycat? (1965, United Artists)

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The Secret of My Success (1965, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)

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After the Fox (1966, United Artists)

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Hotel Paradiso (1966, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)

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The Busy Body (1967, Paramount)

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The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer). Frazetta illustrated the bottom strip of characters.

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The Night They Raided Minsky’s (1968, United Artists)

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Yours, Mine and Ours (1968, United Artists)

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Mrs. Pollifax – Spy (1971, United Artists)

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Luana (1973, Sol Fried)

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Mixed Company (1974, United Artists)

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The Gauntlet (1977, Warner Bros.)

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Fire and Ice (1983, 20th Century Fox)

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MORE

— 13 COVERS: A FRANK FRAZETTA Salute. Click here.

— THE DEATH DEALER: Frazetta in His Own Words. Click here.

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PETER BOSCH’s first book, American TV Comic Books: 1940s-1980s – From the Small Screen to the Printed Page, has just been published by TwoMorrows. He has written articles and conducted celebrity interviews for various magazines and newspapers. Peter lives in Hollywood.