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Jerry Hirshberg was born on 30 June, 1940 in Cleveland, Ohio, is an American automotive designer, industrial designer, musician and painter. Discover Jerry Hirshberg's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 79 years old?

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Occupation Lead designer, Nissan Design International, 1980–2000
Age 79 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 30 June, 1940
Birthday 30 June
Birthplace Cleveland, Ohio
Date of death 10 November, 2019
Died Place San Diego, California
Nationality United States

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1940

Gerald Paul "Jerry" Hirshberg (June 30, 1940 – November 10, 2019) was an American automotive designer, industrial designer, musician and painter.

Hirshberg studied mechanical engineering at Ohio State University and received a degree with honors in Design from the Cleveland Institute of Art.

After graduation, he continued to study in Europe on a Mary C. Page Fellowship.

1959

During college, under the stage name Jerry Paul, he released the hit single "Sparkling Blue" in 1959 and opened for well-known musicians such as Bobby Rydell, Fabian, and Frankie Avalon.

Hirshberg's first automobile was a Volkswagen Beetle.

1964

Hirshberg started his career in automotive design with General Motors in 1964, where he created designs for the Pontiac and Buick divisions under Bill Mitchell, notably the 1971 "boattail" Buick Riviera, where he interpreted Mitchell's original concept.

By the time he departed GM, he was the Buick/Pontiac chief designer.

1970

NDI, along with Toyota's Calty studio, were some of the earliest California-based automotive design studios established by foreign and domestic manufacturers throughout the 1970s and 80s.

"I never wanted to be interviewed later, saying, 'If you had seen what we really wanted to do ... '"

NDI took on several commissions outside automotive design in order to stay creative, including the commercially successful "Bubble Burner" golf club line for nearby TaylorMade, a yacht, and a computer for RDI Computer Corporation.

1980

In 1980, Hirshberg left GM after being recruited to join Nissan, where he served as the founding director and eventual President of their first design studio in the United States, Nissan Design International (NDI), based in La Jolla, California.

1982

In 1982, NDI had thirty employees, which Hirshberg called an "experiment in intercultural creativity."

1999

Regarding his time at GM, Hirshberg recalled in 1999 that "[the car design trend] was certainly sexual, but it was the sexual fantasies of men. When we lapsed, we were doing design pornography."

In 1999, Mickey Kaus attributed Nissan's poor sales performance throughout the 90s to the "loser designs" produced by NDI under Hirshberg.

However, earlier in 1999, Hirshberg said Nissan had been directing conservative designs from Japan since the early 90s, after the market failure of the Infiniti J30.

By the late 90s, approximately 75% of Nissan vehicles marketed in the United States were designed at NDI.

In 1999, Hirshberg served as the spokesman for Nissan advertising in America.

2000

He retired from Nissan at the end of June 2000, turning down a potential promotion to Nissan's global design chief, and continued to pursue artistic interests in retirement.

Hirshberg is credited with creating or assisting with the following designs:

2019

On November 10, 2019, Hirshberg died at his home at the age of 79 after a year-long battle with glioblastoma, a type of brain cancer.