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Paul Ferris is a legendary pinball artist and art director who worked across multiple major manufacturers including Valley (1976-1983), Game Plan, Williams, Bally, and Data East (1990-1996). He is recognized for creating iconic backglass artwork for numerous classic pinball machines including Paragon, 8 Ball, Evil Knievel, Space Invaders, Centaur, Playboy, and The Phantom of the Opera. Ferris served as an art director at Bally during the late 1980s-early 1990s and won Artist of the Year awards, establishing himself as a foundational figure in pinball art direction and visual design.
There was actual talk at Bally in 1983 of not doing pinball anymore
Source: Paul Ferris (via archived interview)
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Existing: Paul Ferris is referred to as 'Paul Ferris' throughout most evidencevsConflicting: Mention 7 refers to 'Paul Faris' (note spelling variation) in TOPCast episode title
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Existing: Paul Ferris worked at Valley from 1976-1983 as staff illustrator and art director (mention 7)vsConflicting: Margaret Hudson was hired at Bally in 1976 and established the company's in-house art department (mention 6)
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kept_existing · Mar 2, 2026
Existing: Paul Ferris is a pinball artist who created artwork for various games (mentions 0, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13)vsConflicting: Mention 1 suggests Kevin O'Connor may be co-artist on King Kong, but no confirmation that Ferris worked on King Kong