George Rozen
Real Name
George Jerome Rozen
Biography:
Gender
First "Shadow" publication
Place of Birth
Chicago , Illinois , United States of America
Date of Birth
Date of Death
October 16, 1895
July 14, 1973
Professional History
George Rozen was a pulp magazine artist who is best known for his dynamic "poster-art" style paintings that graced many of The Shadow Magazine covers. Several of his covers were later featured on various Shadow Comics, also published by Street & Smith.
George's twin brother, Jerome George Rozen, worked on The Shadow Magazine too. He contributed a handful of covers in 1931, and George took over in January of 1932 when Jerome was injured in an automobile accident.
George continued painting his realistic portraits of The Shadow until he was fired. Eventually, he was rehired once again and illustrated a few more covers for the magazine in 1949, before the series was canceled that summer.
Work History
Images Attributed to George Rozen
Notes
- No special notes.
Trivia
- In 1938 George Rozen moved to East Williston, New York, on Long Island. The street he lived on was later renamed "Shadow Lane."
"The Black Hush" Gallery
George Rozen's classic "The Black Hush" cover has appeared on several Shadow related publications.
An early ad for the Street & Smith publication.
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The illustration was used for The Living Shadow hardback.
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Jim Steranko's illustration for The Living Shadow paperback.
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Howard Chaykin's limited series with Rozen's poster in background.
Sanctum Books reprint.
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On countless CD covers.
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Also on several cassette covers.
See Also
- Gallery of George Rozen's pictures
Official Website
- None.
Links and References
- None.