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Ed Benguiat
American type designer (1927–2020)
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| Born | Ephram Edward Benguiat (1927-10-27)October 27, 1927 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | October 15, 2020(2020-10-15) (aged 92) Cliffside Park, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Graphic designer, type designer |
| Spouse | Elisa Benguiat |
Ephram Edward Benguiat (; October 27, 1927 – October 15, 2020) was an American type designer and lettering artist.
He designed over 600 typefaces, including Tiffany, Bookman, Panache, Souvenir, Edwardian Script, and the eponymous Benguiat and Benguiat Gothic.
He was also known for his designs or redesigns of the logotypes for Esquire, The New York Times, Playboy, McCall’s, Reader’s Digest, Photography, Look, Sports Illustrated, The Star-Ledger, The San Diego Tribune, AT&T, A&E, Coke, Estée Lauder, Ford, and others.[1] Other notable examples of Benguiat’s work are the logotypes for the