Saul Bass was a graphic designer and a film maker born in New York City on May 8th 1920, he then later passed away on April 25th 1996 in Los Angeles. In the 75 year gap between those two dates, he accomplished many things, and arguably the greatest of said achievements was revolutionising title sequences in the film industry. His original claim to fame was his title sequence in "The Man with the Golden Arm" in 1955, which was about a musicians struggle with a heroin addiction, a seemingly stereotypical topic to you and I, but back then 'twas a taboo subject.
Bass' title sequences appeared in amble amount of films:
Carmen Jones (1954)
The Big Knife (1955)
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
The Racers (1955)
The Seven Year Itch (1955)
The Shrike (1955)
Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
Storm Center (1956)
Attack (1956)
Edge of the City (1957)
Saint Joan (1957)
The Pride and the Passion (1957)
The Young Stranger (1957)
Bonjour Tristesse (1958)
Cowboy (1958)
Vertigo (1958)
The Big Country (1958)
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
North by Northwest (1959)
Psycho (1960)
Spartacus (1960)
The Facts of Life (1960)
Exodus (1960)
Ocean's 11 (1960)
West Side Story (1961)
Something Wild (1961)
Advise and Consent (1962)
Walk on the Wild Side (1962)
The Victors (1963)
Nine Hours to Rama (1963)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
The Cardinal (1963)
In Harm's Way (1965)
Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
Grand Prix (1966)
Not with My Wife, You Don't! (1966)
Seconds (1966)
Such Good Friends (1971)
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
Broadcast News (1987)
Big (1988)
The War of the Roses (1989)
Goodfellas (1990)
Cape Fear (1991)
Doc Hollywood (1991)
Mr. Saturday Night (1992)
The Age of Innocence (1993)
Higher Learning (1995)
Casino (1995)
Bass also designed various film posters and other such things, like company logos.