Dr. Strangelove Title Designer Pablo Ferro Pa s ses Away Of Pneumonia At 83
- Title designer Pablo Ferro is no more.
- The famous Dr. Strangelove title designer Ferro died on Friday, 16th November from pneumonia.
- His family announced his death to the Art of the Title which later announced the news on their Twitter page.
- Ferro is survived by his ex-wife Susan, son Allen Ferro, 62, daughter Joy Michelle Moore, 52 and other family members.
Pablo Ferro, the award-winning title designer died on Friday, 16th November. Ferro was known for his work in the cla s sic films like Dr. Strangelove, Bullitt, Men In Black, and A Clockwork Orange.
Ferro's family confirmed his death to the Art of the Title where they said he died from pneumonia. He was 83. The Art of the Title later announced the news through their Twitter page. "We are deeply saddened to report that title design legend Pablo Ferro has died," they wrote in the post.
We are deeply saddened to report that title design legend Pablo Ferro has died, his family confirms. He is known for his powerful and influential title designs for films like DR. STRANGELOVE, BULLITT, THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR, and many more. He was 83. #PabloFerro pic.twitter.com/f9UjxDuDtw
— Art of the Title (@ArtoftheTitle) November 18, 2018
Cuban-born title designer Ferro's debuted in his career with a title sequence for Dr. Strangelove and later he worked for The Thomas Crowne Affair in 1968. Ferro moved to New York in his teens and began working as an illustrator for Atlas Comics. Later he worked with the comic legend Stan Lee on a series of science fiction adventure comics.
Also See: Marvel's Comics Creator Stan Lee Dies At 95
In an interview with the Art of the Title, Ferro explained how the opening sequences for Dr. Strangelove were conceived. He said,
The titles for 'Strangelove' were last-minute; I didn't have much time to produce it. It came up because of a conservation between Stanley and I. Two weeks after I finished with everything, he and I were talking.
He further said,
He asked me what I thought about human beings. I said one thing about human beings is that everything that is mechanical, that is invented, is very sexual. We looked at each other and realized-the B-52, refusing in mid-air, of course, how much more sexual can you get?
He went on saying,
He loved the idea. He wanted to shoot it with models we had, but I said let me take a look at the stock footage, I am sure that [the makers of those planes] are very proud of what they did and, sure enough, they had shot the plane from every possible angle.
Besides, he is also known for creating the first color NBC Peac* * k in the late '50s while at Elektra. Pablo worked on 9 Jonathan Demme-directed movie which includes Stop Making Sense (1984), Married to the Mob (1988), and Philadelphia (1993).
Ferro is survived by his ex-wife Susan, son Allen Ferro, 62, daughter Joy Michelle Moore, 52, grandchildren Tristen and Alexandra; three sisters, and a brother.
