Robert Edward McGinnis was born in Cincinnati in 1926 but grew up in rural Wyoming, Ohio.

Robert's mother, Mildred, insisted that he attend a drawing class held on Saturdays at the Cincinnati Art Museum. After high school, McGinnis hitchhiked to California and worked as an apprentice at Walt Disney Studios, drawing Mickey Mouse and other characters and learning about cartoon animation.

After World War II interrupted production of animated films, Robert returned home and studied fine art at Ohio State University and took night classes at the Central Academy of Commercial Art.

He also played the position of left guard on OSU's football team. In the mid-Fifties he moved to New York City with his wife Ferne.

Robert went to work creating advertising posters at the Fredman-Chaite Studios.

Since that time, he has continued to produce an astounding amount of top-quality illustrations, art paintings, book covers and movie posters.

For a computer list of poster images that we have on Robert McGinnis, click here.

The following is artwork that we have attributed to Robert McGinnis

1961	Breakfast at Tiffany's
1965	Thunderball
1966	Arabesque How to Steal a Million Run For Your Wife
1967	The Ambushers Casino Royale Jack of Diamonds You Only Live Twice
1968	Barbarella The Biggest Bundle of Them All Half a Sixpence The Odd Couple Stay Away Joe Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
1969	The Assassination Bureau Ltd. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (main characters only- with Frank McCarthy) Sinful Davey Sweet Charity
1970	Cotton Comes to Harlem How Do I Love Thee? You Can't Win 'Em All
1971	Diamonds Are Forever Duck You Sucker (aka A Fistful of Dynamite) Plaza Suite The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
1972	Avanti Come Back Charleston Blue The Honkers The Innocent Bystanders
1973	The Day of the Dolphin Live and Let Die The Optimists Scorpio
1974	The Man With the Golden Gun Sleeper The Sugarland Express
1975	Let's Make a Dirty Movie The Sunshine Boys The Teasers
1976	Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings Gator The Girls Who'll Do Anything
1977	Semi-Tough
1978	Bread and Chocolate Comes a Horseman The Teasers Go to Paris
1980	ffolkes The Serial Wholly Moses