Charles Ashford Binger ( October 12, 1907, London - 1974) was an English American artist and illustrator. During the 1920s and 1930s, Binger began his career painting film posters for Twentieth Century Fox UK, then served in World War II as a member of the London Fire Service and Air Sea Rescue. He also supplied art for campaigns such as the wartime English Savings Bond Campaign. After the war, he moved to New York City, and began painting covers for ''

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'', Fawcett Publications, Signet Books,

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, Avon Books, and other publishers. His cover art was used on books by Nathanael West, Aldous Huxley,

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, Erle Stanley Gardner and many more. Binger continued to paint movie posters, for such films as '' River of No Return'', ''

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'', '' The Song of Bernadette'', '' Run Silent Run Deep'', and '' The Comancheros''. Binger was also a popular

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artist. He is perhaps best remembered for his

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covers in the 1950s, and for his covers for

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pulps.Charles Binger biography
/ref> Binger continued to work until 1970, and died in 1974. A major retrospective show of his work was held in Los Angeles in 2011.Charles Binger – A Pulp Life
, 2011

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Science Fiction Art of Charles Binger
includes gallery of book covers
Charles Binger art
gallery at Google Images {{DEFAULTSORT:Binger, Charles 1907 births 1974 deaths Artists from London American speculative fiction artists British speculative fiction artists American illustrators Science fiction artists British emigrants to the United States