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Bill Gold | |
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| Born | January 3, 1921 |
| Died | May 20, 2018 (aged 97) Old Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Other names | William Gold |
| Occupation | Graphic designer |
| Years active | 1941 — 2011 |
William "Bill" Gold (January 3, 1921 – May 20, 2018) was an American graphic designer best known for thousands of movie poster designs.
His first movie poster was for Yankee Doodle Dandy (1941), and his most recent and final work was for J. Edgar (2011).
During his 70-year career he has worked with some of Hollywood's greatest filmmakers, including Laurence Olivier, Clint Eastwood, Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, Elia Kazan, François Truffaut, Ron Howard, Sidney Lumet, Ridley Scott, and Ray Harryhausen.
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