Gene Trindl (April 14, 1924 – June 29, 2004) was an American photographer and the most prolific creator of covers for TV Guide magazine. He created more than 200 covers and shot more than 800 assignments in total for the magazine. Trindl was based in Los Angeles. He died from pancreatic cancer. Trindl's images are represented by the Motion Picture and Television Photo Archive and can be viewed by the public at mptvimages.com [1]. His photographs have been published in reputed American magazines like Life, The Saturday Evening Post and Collier's.[1]