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Ralph McQuarrie
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American conceptual designer and illustrator (1929-2012)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 7
Top works
- Star Wars Art
- Art of Ralph Mcquarrie
- Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight (Limited Edition)
- The empire strikes back
- Return of the Jedi
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Film & TV
Gary, Indiana, USA
Ralph Angus McQuarrie (/məˈkwɒriː/; June 13, 1929 – March 3, 2012) was a conceptual designer and futurist responsible for many of the designs and aesthetics featured in the original trilogy. He also provided concept illustrations fort he original Battlestar Galactica and the illustration of the Ark of the Covenant seen in a Bible near the beginning of Raiders of the Lost Ark. He often went by the…
Known for
- LIGHT & MAGIC — Self (archive footage)2022
- LIGHT & MAGIC — Self - Art Department (archive footage)2022
- The Characters of Star Wars — Self2004
- Ralph McQuarrie: Illustrator — Self2002
- The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' — Self2001
- The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' — Self1996
- The Empire Strikes Back — General McQuarrie (uncredited)1980
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 3
- Total plays
- 3
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ralph
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Gary
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- designer
- Educated at
- Art Center College of Design
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- design
- Official website
- www.ralphmcquarrie.com
- Image
- Ralph McQuarrie.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1929-06-13
- manner of death
- natural causes
- date of death
- 2012-03-03
- medical condition
- Parkinson's disease
- cause of death
- Parkinson's disease
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
- Commons Creator page
- Ralph McQuarrie
- Commons category
- Ralph McQuarrie
- name in native language
- Ralph McQuarrie
- writing language
- English language
- start of work period
- 1960-01-01
- end of work period
- 1993-01-01
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