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Mitchell Hooks

January 01, 1970

Mitchell Hilary Hooks (April 2, 1923 – March 18, 2013)[1][2] was an American artist and illustrator known for his artwork for paperback books and magazines.

Peggy Mann's first novel, A Room in Paris (Doubleday, 1955) was adapted for The Philco Television Playhouse (August 7, 1955), and a few months later, the Popular Library paperback featured this cover by Mitchell Hooks.

Biography edit

Hooks was born in Detroit, Michigan to Hilary M. and Marie (nee Andrews) Hooks. He attended Cass Technical High School and later joined the United States Army as an infantryman in 1944, where he deployed to Germany after World War II for occupation duty. He became a second lieutenant during the war, after which he began his freelance illustration career in New York City.[3]

He painted paperback covers for Avon, Bantam Books, Dell Books, Fawcett Publications and others, and illustrated for magazines including Cosmopolitan, The Saturday Evening Post, The Ladies' Home Journal, Redbook, McCall's, and Woman's Day.[3] He illustrated romance novels,[4] science fiction and crime fiction, such as Ross Macdonald's Lew Archer, Peter Corris's Cliff Hardy and B.B. Johnston's Superspade series.[5]

Hooks illustrated the 36-page booklet How to Respect and Display Our Flag for the U.S. Marine Corps.[6] He also designed film posters, including the first James Bond movie, Dr. No — for which he painted "the iconic image of Sean Connery as Bond"[7] — and The Face of Fu Manchu.

In later years he also illustrated hardcover books for The Franklin Library, Reader's Digest Books and Coronado Publishers, and did advertising art.[3]

Hooks was 89 when he died.[2]

Awards edit

In 1999, he was inducted into the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ "Mitchell Hooks (1923 – )" at AskArt.com. Retrieved on 22 March 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Mitchell Hooks (1923-2013)". MI6-HQ.com. March 22, 2013. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c Reed, Walt (2001). The Illustrator in America, 1860-2000. The Society of Illustrators. p. 347. ISBN 978-0942604801. Via excerpt at AskArt.com.
  4. ^ McKnight-Trontz, Jennifer (2001). The Look of Love:The Art of the Romance Novel. Princeton Architectural Press. p. 16. ISBN 1568983123.
  5. ^ Smith, Kevin. "Dare to Judge This Book: Great Paperback Cover Artists". ThrillingDetective.com. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  6. ^ U.S. Marine Corps, ed.; Mitchell Hooks, illustrator (1973). How to Respect and Display Our Flag. U.S. Government Printing Office. ISBN 978-0735250086.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Nourmand, Tony (2004). James Bond Movie Posters: The Official 007 Collection. Chronicle Books. p. 11. ISBN 978-0811844659.
  8. ^ "Hall of Fame". Society of Illustrators. Retrieved 22 March 2013.

External links edit

  • Mitchell H. Hooks Obituary
  • Mitchell Hooks paperback covers
  • Lovisi, Gary (1988). "A Visit with Mitchell Hooks". Paperback Parade. No. 7. Gryphon Books. Retrieved 22 March 2013.. Reprinted with permission. Part 2, Part 3, Part 4

Further reading edit

"The Paperback Art of Mitchell Hooks", Illustration Magazine 10

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