Pablo Ferro

These days, Pablo Ferro is best known for his feature film titles.

Ferro was born in Cuba in 1935. He started working professionally as an artist in comic books in 1953 and was self taught as an animator. From 1955 to 1960, he freelanced in the New York animation industry for companies like Gifford Animation, Academy Pictures and Elektra Studios.

In 1961, he was one of the partners to form Ferro, Mogubgub and Schwartz. In 1963, Ferro created the main titles for Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove or: How I Stopped Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.

In 1964, he formed Pablo Ferro Films. At the N.Y. World's Fair, he created a film for the Singer Pavilion. Some of the film titles and trailers he was involved in during the 1960's include The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming; Bullit; The Night They Raided Minsky's; and Midnight Cowboy.

Some of the film titles and trailers he was involved with in the 1970's include Harold and Maude, A Clockwork Orange, O Lucky Man, Jesus Christ Superstar, Scenes From a Marriage, Bound for Glory, Swept Away..., and Citizen's Band.

In the 1980's, Ferro was involved in the titles and trailers for Being There, the TV series Family Ties, To Live and Die in L.A., Prince of Darkness, and Rampage.

Titles and trailers in the 1990's include Darkman, Philadelphia, Addams Family Values and Men in Black.

Ferro has appeared on camera in Robert Downey's Greaser's Palace and was the supervising editor on the Michael Jackson video "Beat It."


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