Francis Cugat
Francis Cugat | |
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Francis Cugat in 1917 | |
| Born | Francisco Coradal-Cougat 1893 Barcelona, Spain |
| Died | July 13, 1981 (aged 87–88) Westport, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Relatives | Xavier Cugat (brother) |
Francis Cugat, also known as Francisco Coradal-Cougat (May 24, 1893 – July 13, 1981), was a painter and graphic designer whose most famous work was Celestial Eyes, the original 1925 dust jacket for The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. From the mid-1940s he was a Technicolor consultant on more than 60 Hollywood films.