{"title":"McCormick, Sam","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSamuel Barret McCormick (1890-1965)\u003c\/strong\u003e was an American writer, actor, and artist, widely celebrated for his work on vintage movie posters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe is particularly famous for illustrating classic, highly collectible cinema posters, most notably the 1933 original release of King Kong. His career as a writer, actor, and artist spanned early Hollywood and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was born in Dewitt, Missouri, on 16th August 1890 and died in Denver, Colorado, on 28th September 1965. He was involved in early silent cinema, known for his writing and acting credits on films like The Disciple (1915), The Golden God (1914), and False Fronts (1922).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe created renowned vintage poster art and standees, including collaborations with Robert F. Sisk, such as the iconic 1933 King Kong American three-sheet. These posters are now highly prized by collectors, occasionally fetching thousands of dollars at auctions through galleries like Christie's.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome vintage posters by Sam McCormick will now be in the public domain, as they were published before 1963 and their copyrights were not renewed after 28 years. See our '\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/blogs\/picture-trove-blog\/public-domain-copyright-rules\" title=\"Copyright Rules Explained\"\u003eCopyright Rules Explained\u003c\/a\u003e'.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"mccormick-s-barret-1890-1965-king-kong-movie-poster-1933","title":"McCormick, S Barret (1890-1965) - King Kong Movie Poster 1933","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoster by Samuel Barret McCormick for the 1933 classic film King Kong.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download consists of 1 image in JPEG format that is 600dpi and 3213 pixels wide by 6370 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use it in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/mccormick-sam\" title=\"Samuel Barret McCormick\"\u003eSamuel Barret McCormick\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62385059135818,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/McCormick_SBarret_1890-1965_-KingKongMoviePoster1933_main.jpg?v=1781772187"},{"product_id":"mccormick-s-barret-1890-1965-the-hound-of-the-baskervilles-movie-poster-1939","title":"McCormick, S Barret (1890-1965) - The Hound of the Baskervilles Movie Poster 1939","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoster by Samuel Barret McCormick for the 1939 classic film The Hound of the Baskervilles, based on the Sherlock Holmes mystery by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download consists of 1 image in JPEG format that is 600dpi and 4300 pixels wide by 6370 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use it in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/mccormick-sam\" title=\"Samuel Barret McCormick\"\u003eSamuel Barret McCormick\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62385142432074,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/McCormick_SBarret_1890-1965_-TheHoundoftheBaskervillesMoviePoster1939_main.jpg?v=1781772709"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/collections\/McCormick_S_Barret_1890-1965.jpg?v=1781770672","url":"https:\/\/publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/mccormick-sam.oembed","provider":"Public Domain Image Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}