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George Barris (born George Salapatas; November 20, 1925 – November 5, 2015) was an American designer and builder of Hollywood custom cars. Barris designed and built the Hirohata Merc . Barris's company, Barris Kustom Industries, designed and built the Munster Koach and DRAG-U-LA for The Munsters ; and the 1966 Batmobile for the Batman TV ...
George Barris (June 14, 1922 – September 30, 2016) was an American photographer and photojournalist [1] best known for his photographs of actress Marilyn Monroe. [2] He was born in New York City to Romanian parents. [3] Barris had a lifelong interest in photography, and as a young man he worked for the U.S. Army's Office of
George Barris, 89, American custom car designer (Batmobile, Munster Koach), cancer. [87] Ritch Brinkley, 71, American actor (Murphy Brown, Cabin Boy, Beauty and the Beast). [88] Nora Brockstedt, 92, Norwegian singer. [89] Soma Edirisinghe, 76, Sri Lankan executive, film producer, philanthropist and social worker. [90]
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After the fatal crash, Warren Beath, a James Dean archivist and author, attributes the existence of the "curse" to George Barris, the self-described "King of the Kustomizers," [33] who says he was the first to purchase the wrecked car. Barris promoted the "curse" after he placed the wreck on public display in 1956.
The Hirohata Merc is a 1950s lead sled [1] custom car, often called "the most famous custom of the classic era". [2] [3] Setting a style and an attitude, it had a "momentous effect" on custom car builders, [4] appeared in several magazines at the time [5] and has reappeared numerous times since, earning an honorable mention on Rod & Custom ' s "Twenty Best of All Time" list in 1991. [5]
Ala Kart is a custom car, a customized 1929 Ford Model A roadster pickup, built by George Barris, Richard Peters, and Mike "Blackie" Gejeian in 1957. [1] Originally owned by Peters, it is a two-time winner of the Grand National Roadster Show "America's Most Beautiful Roadster" (AMBR) trophy (1958 and 1959) and Hot Rod cover car in October 1958. [2]
A series of rare photos of American icon Marilyn Monroe are set to hit the auction block soon and they're expected to fetch a pretty penny. Six photos taken by photographer and friend George ...