About: Tom Chantrell

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Thomas William Chantrell (20 December 1916 – 15 July 2001) was a British illustrator and cinema poster artist. Born the son of a circus performer in Manchester, England, he started work in advertising as an illustrator. During WWII he put his artistic skills to use designing propaganda posters for the war effort. After the war, he established a career in cinema advertising, and established his name designing posters for epic films such as The King and I (1956), One Million Years B.C. (1966) and Star Wars (1977), as well as Hammer horror films and Carry On comedy films.

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  • Thomas William Chantrell (20 December 1916 – 15 July 2001) was a British illustrator and cinema poster artist. Born the son of a circus performer in Manchester, England, he started work in advertising as an illustrator. During WWII he put his artistic skills to use designing propaganda posters for the war effort. After the war, he established a career in cinema advertising, and established his name designing posters for epic films such as The King and I (1956), One Million Years B.C. (1966) and Star Wars (1977), as well as Hammer horror films and Carry On comedy films. (en)
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  • Tom Chantrell in his studio surrounded by painting canvases (en)
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  • 1916-12-20 (xsd:date)
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  • Thomas William Chantrell (en)
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  • Ardwick, Manchester, England (en)
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  • Chantrell in his studio, c. 1960 (en)
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  • 2001-07-15 (xsd:date)
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  • Film posters, album covers, book jackets (en)
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  • Tom Chantrell (en)
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  • Star Wars (en)
  • The Sound of Music (en)
  • Brighton Rock (en)
  • Carry On Cleo (en)
  • Far From The Madding Crowd (en)
  • One Million Years B.C. (en)
  • The King And I (en)
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  • Alice Chantrell; Shirley How Har Lui (en)
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  • Thomas William Chantrell (20 December 1916 – 15 July 2001) was a British illustrator and cinema poster artist. Born the son of a circus performer in Manchester, England, he started work in advertising as an illustrator. During WWII he put his artistic skills to use designing propaganda posters for the war effort. After the war, he established a career in cinema advertising, and established his name designing posters for epic films such as The King and I (1956), One Million Years B.C. (1966) and Star Wars (1977), as well as Hammer horror films and Carry On comedy films. (en)
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  • Tom Chantrell (en)
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