Reynold Brown (1917-1991)

William Reynold Brown's was a prolific American artist who's career covered everything from comics, illustrations for magazines and paperback covers, fine art and inventing the concept of the "cutaway" drawing for North American Aviation. Some of his most popular work however was in Hollywood where he illustrated over 300 posters in many different genres. His most enduring work during this period were the many Sci-Fi/Horror posters he produced, some of them more memorable than the actual films themselves.

  

                     

                     

                     

                     

                      

                      

                      

                  1970's H.P.Lovecraft adaptation The Dunwich Horror  was his last poster before he retired to concentrate on fine art incorporating his love of the American west. In 1976 he suffered a severe stroke that left his left side paralyzed and ended his commercial work. But with the help of his wife Brown continued to paint landscapes until his death.

        

As a bonus here are all 5 parts from You Tube of the fine documentary
about Reynold "The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters" ...

Happy Birthday Vincent Price (1911 - 1993)

"I've come to believe remembering someone is not the highest compliment - it is missing them." - Vincent Price








"I think that art, and the appreciation of art, is curiosity about life and the capacity for wonder. The expression...really sums up my entire philosophy of life...the capacity for wonder." - Vincent Price

Sears : "I felt that here at last was a chance to expose the U.S. public to fine art at reasonable prices."
- Vincent Price



"I don't play monsters. I play men besieged by fate and out for revenge."
- Vincent Price



"I’ve been enchanted by Poe ever since I was forced to read him as a kid. The American people relegated him to a second place in the history of American literature. In the rest of the world, Poe is considered to be our major contribution to literature. He invented the detective story, he influenced all of the great French poets: Baudelaire, Valery, Verlaine, as well as all of the great English poets. And almost every major artist of the 19th century illustrated Poe: Gustave Dore, Edouard Manet, Odilon Redon. His influence on the world of art was enormous.” - Vincent Price



The Tomb Of Ligeia : “It captures the flavor of Poe, more closely than any of the others.” - Vincent Price



"Tim Burton`s Vincent (1982) was immortality - better than a star on Hollywood Boulevard."
- Vincent Price



In a career spanning six-decades Vincent appeared on stage, television and in 100 feature films, less than half would fall into the horror / sci-fi category. He considered this his favorite film...

Happy Birthday to three Titans of Terror