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Robert McGinnis, Creator of Iconic James Bond Posters, Dies at 99
Hat tip, the Washington Post
Robert McGinnis, who painted James Bond and Audrey Hepburn, dies at 99
Apr 4, 2025 4:48pm PT
Robert McGinnis, Creator of Iconic James Bond Posters, Dies at 99
By Pat Saperstein
Everett
Painter and illustrator Robert E. McGinnis, who created sexy posters for the James Bond franchise as well as numerous other films, magazine illustrations and book covers, died March 10 in Old Greenwich, Conn. He was 99.
McGinnis, whose death was posted on Legacy.com, was known for his swinging sixties pin-up girl-style images of bikini-clad women consorting with manly men. Models including Shere Hite, author of “The Hite Report,” modeled for the idealized figure that became known as “The McGinnis Woman.”
His first movie poster was for “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” featuring the illustration of Audrey Hepburn smoking a cigarette in a long holder with her cat wrapped around her neck. He used his wife and family cat as models. “You didn’t have to do much with her. She’s so perfect,” he reportedly said about Hepburn.
The posters McGinnis designed for James Bond movies included “Thunderball,” “You Only Live Twice,” “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service,” “Casino Royale,” “Diamonds Are Forever” and “Live and Let Die” helped cement the franchise’s reputation for featuring beautiful women consorting with the urbane spy against action-packed backgrounds.
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Courtesy Everett Collection
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Robert McGinnis, Creator of Iconic James Bond Posters, Dies at 99
By Pat Saperstein
Everett
Painter and illustrator Robert E. McGinnis, who created sexy posters for the James Bond franchise as well as numerous other films, magazine illustrations and book covers, died March 10 in Old Greenwich, Conn. He was 99.
McGinnis, whose death was posted on Legacy.com, was known for his swinging sixties pin-up girl-style images of bikini-clad women consorting with manly men. Models including Shere Hite, author of “The Hite Report,” modeled for the idealized figure that became known as “The McGinnis Woman.”
His first movie poster was for “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” featuring the illustration of Audrey Hepburn smoking a cigarette in a long holder with her cat wrapped around her neck. He used his wife and family cat as models. “You didn’t have to do much with her. She’s so perfect,” he reportedly said about Hepburn.
The posters McGinnis designed for James Bond movies included “Thunderball,” “You Only Live Twice,” “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service,” “Casino Royale,” “Diamonds Are Forever” and “Live and Let Die” helped cement the franchise’s reputation for featuring beautiful women consorting with the urbane spy against action-packed backgrounds.
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Courtesy Everett Collection
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Why? Because the tobacco companies said it was?
People were completely unable to judge for themselves?
Hi, I'm holding a burning paper tube filled with smelly and deadly toxins, and I inhale them on a regular basis, and get that stench all over myself, my hair, and my clothes. Do you like it? How about these yellow fingers and lips? Sexy, huh? And I have to pay for all of this. Unless I bum a smoke, of course. Got a cig on you? I haven't coughed up lung tissue in a while, and I need to get back on track.
