Che Guevara in popular culture Che Guevara in popular culture Appearances of Argentine Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara (1928–1967) in popular culture are common throughout the world. Although during his lifetime he was a highly politicized and controversial figure, in death his stylized image has been transformed into a worldwide emblem for an array of causes, representing a complex mesh of sometimes conflicting narratives. Che Guevara's image is viewed as everything from an inspirational icon of revolution, to a retro and vintage logo. Most commonly he is represented by a facial caricature originally by Irish artist Jim Fitzpatrick and based on Alberto Korda's famous 1960 photograph
Alexander Korda Olivier and Vivien Leigh, and produced "Lydia" (1941) with Oberon. He supervised "Jungle Book" (1942), a live action version of the Kipling story, directed by Zoltán Korda. He also had minor involvement in "To Be or Not to Be" (1942). Korda was appointed Knight Bachelor in the 1942 Birthday Honours. On 22 September 1942, Korda was knighted at an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace by George VI for his contribution to the war effort, the first film director to receive the honour. He returned to Britain in 1943 as production chief of MGM-London films, with a £35 million, 10-year programme.