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Jack Kerness
Art director (1911–2010) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jack Kerness (January 30, 1911 – January 9, 2010) was an art director for five Hollywood studios over his 70-year career working with such directors as Alfred Hitchcock and others.
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He spent 37 years at Columbia Pictures and is noted for creating what is considered one of the best movie posters of all time. [1] The poster is of Rita Hayworth starring in the title role of "Gilda." Noted photographer Robert Coburn took the full-length color Kodachrome while Jack Kerness acted as the art director, creating a sultry image of Hayworth in a Jean Louis gown.
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Death
Kerness died on January 9, 2010, in Canoga Park, California, at age 98 after a short stay at the Motion Picture Hospital. The cause of death was listed as natural causes.
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