Ed Thrasher, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ed Thrasher

American graphic designer

Date of Birth: 07-Mar-1932

Place of Birth: Glendale, California, United States

Date of Death: 05-Aug-2006

Profession: photographer, graphic designer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Edward Lee Thrasher Jr.
(March 7, 1932 – August 5, 2006), known as Ed Thrasher, was an American art director and photographer.
He was the recipient of numerous Grammy Award nominations for his work on album covers and won a Grammy for Best Album Package in 1974 for the Mason Proffit cover Come & Gone.
He worked with many recording artists, such as Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and The Beach Boys. He was born in Glendale, California, to a Los Angeles city councilman.
He served in the Navy during the Korean War and in 1957 began working at Capitol Records as an assistant, later becoming art director and photographer.
In 1964, he joined Warner Brothers, where he designed a number of album covers, including The Jimi Hendrix Experience's Are You Experienced, Van Morrison's Astral Weeks, the Grateful Dead's Anthem of the Sun and the The Doobie Brothers' Toulouse Street.