**Dawn of the Dead (1978) – Original Katherine Kolbert Behind-the-Scenes Still – Signed by Romero, Argento & Gornick**

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**Dawn of the Dead (1978) – Original Katherine Kolbert Behind-the-Scenes Still – Signed by George A. Romero, Dario Argento & Michael Gornick**

An extraordinary piece of original **Dawn of the Dead** production history – an original Katherine Kolbert / Dawn Associates behind-the-scenes photograph featuring four of the key creative figures responsible for George A. Romero’s 1978 masterpiece.

The photograph shows:

* **Dario Argento**
* **George A. Romero**
* **Michael Gornick**
* **Richard P. Rubinstein**

What makes this already rare original photograph considerably more important is that it has subsequently been **personally signed by three of the men pictured**:

### **George A. Romero**

Director and co-creator of *Dawn of the Dead*

### **Dario Argento**

Legendary Italian filmmaker, producer and European collaborator on *Dawn of the Dead*

### **Michael Gornick**

Director of Photography on *Dawn of the Dead*

The combination makes this an exceptional piece of Romero memorabilia and an exceptionally difficult grouping of signatures to recreate.

### An Original Katherine Kolbert / Dawn Associates Photograph

This is not a modern reproduction or convention print.

The photograph is an **original period Dawn of the Dead still associated with Katherine Kolbert and Dawn Associates**.

Katherine Kolbert’s original *Dawn of the Dead* photographs are collectible artifacts in their own right, documenting both the production and the people responsible for creating the film.

This particular image is especially fascinating because rather than showing a scene from the finished movie, it provides a **behind-the-scenes record of the filmmaking team itself**.

Pictured together are four enormously important names in the history of *Dawn of the Dead*:

**George A. Romero**, the film’s writer and director.

**Dario Argento**, the internationally celebrated Italian filmmaker whose involvement helped bring the production to fruition and who was closely associated with the film’s European version.

**Michael Gornick**, Romero’s Director of Photography and a major member of his Pittsburgh filmmaking circle.

**Richard P. Rubinstein**, producer of *Dawn of the Dead* and one of the key figures responsible for bringing the production to the screen.

### An Exceptionally Rare Dario Argento Dawn of the Dead Autograph

Of particular significance is the **Dario Argento signature**.

While signed *Dawn of the Dead* memorabilia from members of the cast can occasionally be encountered, **Argento-signed original Dawn of the Dead material is considerably more unusual**.

His involvement forms an important part of the film’s history, particularly its international production and European release.

Finding his autograph on an **original period photograph actually showing Argento alongside George Romero and the film’s creative team** makes this far more significant than a signature placed on an unrelated modern photograph.

Even more remarkably, **George A. Romero has also signed the same photograph**, placing the signatures of two of horror cinema’s most celebrated filmmakers together on an original piece of *Dawn of the Dead* photographic history.

Michael Gornick’s signature further completes the connection between the photograph and the people responsible for creating the movie.

### Signatures

The photograph has been signed by:

* **George A. Romero**
* **Dario Argento**
* **Michael Gornick**

Richard P. Rubinstein is also pictured in the photograph.

The inscriptions and signatures are clearly visible across the upper area of the image.

### Item Details

* Film: **Dawn of the Dead**
* Year: **1978**
* Director: **George A. Romero**
* Type: **Original behind-the-scenes photographic still**
* Photographer association: **Katherine Kolbert**
* Production association: **Dawn Associates**
* Original period photograph
* Black-and-white

**People pictured:**

* Dario Argento
* George A. Romero
* Michael Gornick
* Richard P. Rubinstein

**Personally signed by:**

* **George A. Romero**
* **Dario Argento**
* **Michael Gornick**

### A Remarkable Piece of Horror Cinema History

This photograph brings together several different areas of serious *Dawn of the Dead* collecting.

It is an **original period photographic artifact**.

It documents the **filmmakers behind the movie rather than simply a scene from the film**.

It features **George A. Romero and Dario Argento together**.

And most importantly, it has been **signed by Romero, Argento and Michael Gornick themselves**.

The George Romero and Dario Argento signatures together are particularly significant. Both filmmakers occupy enormously important positions in the history of horror cinema, and their names are forever connected through *Dawn of the Dead*.

Finding both signatures together on an original *Dawn of the Dead* production-era photograph depicting the two men themselves represents the sort of combination that would be **exceptionally difficult to replace**.

### Condition

The photograph remains in **good overall condition** considering its age and original production/publicity use.

Please study all supplied photographs carefully for the exact condition of the photograph, signatures and original reverse markings.

The photograph pictured is the **actual item offered for sale**.

### For the Serious Dawn of the Dead Collector

An outstanding acquisition for collectors of:

**Dawn of the Dead • George A. Romero • Dario Argento • Michael Gornick • Richard P. Rubinstein • Katherine Kolbert • Dawn Associates • Original Movie Photography • Horror Autographs • Italian Horror • Romero Memorabilia**

**An exceptionally rare original Dawn of the Dead behind-the-scenes photograph, signed by George A. Romero, Dario Argento and Michael Gornick – bringing together the filmmakers responsible for one of the greatest horror films ever made.**

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