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George Barris | |
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Barris at the 64th Grand National Roadster Show in Los Angeles, January 25, 2013 | |
Born | (1925-11-20)November 20, 1925 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | November 5, 2015(2015-11-05) (aged 89) Encino, California, U.S. |
Field | Hot-Rod art, automobile customizing and pinstriping |
Movement | Kustom Kulture |
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Influenced by | Harry Westergard |
Influenced | Frank Sonzogni, Hershel "Junior" Conway, Dick "Peep" Jackson, Bill Carr, Johnny Zarro, Bill DeCarr, Robert "Jocko" Johnson, Dean Jeffries |
George Barris (November 20, 1925 – November 5, 2015) was an American designer. He build many famous Hollywood custom cars, most notably the Munster Koach and 1966 Batmobile.
Barris was married to Shirley Nahas from 1958 until her death in 2001. They had two children. He died on November 5, 2015, in his sleep at his home in Encino, California from cancer, at the age of 89.