Peter Strausfeld
Peter Strausfeld | |
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| Born | 14 September 1910 |
| Died | 9 July 1980 (aged 69) Brighton, England |
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| Known for | Academy Cinema film posters |
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Margaret B. "Peggy" Pendrey
(m. 1938) |
Peter Strausfeld (14 September 1910 – 9 July 1980) was a German-born British artist, illustrator and animator, particularly known for his film posters. For 33 years, from 1947 until his death, he created hand-printed linocut posters for each film shown at the three-screen Academy Cinema, London's leading art house cinema.