Rest In Peace Designer Ron Cobb, designer for Star Wars, Aliens, Back to the Future and more dead at 83

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Legendary Designer Rob Cobb passed from complications relating to Lewy Body Dementia on his 83rd Birthday in Sydney Australia.

Ron Cobb, Designer of the ‘Alien’ Ship and the ‘Back to the Future’ DeLorean, Dies at 83

The cartoonist was hand-picked by Steven Spielberg to direct a film that led to 'E.T.' and worked on 'Conan the Barbarian' and 'The Last Starfighter.'

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Ron Cobb, Designer for ‘Back to the Future,’ Dies at 83

Cobb also designed the ship in ‘Alien.’

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Rob Cobb started his career as a political cartoonist but eventually moved onto becoming one of the most famous concept designers in science fiction. Amongst his designs include

> The Ithorian alien inside of the Mos Eisley Cantina for Star Wars
> The DeLorean for Back to the Future
> The spaceship in John Carpenters Dark Star
> Underwater costumes and gear for The Abyss
> Interior and Exterior designs for the Nostromo from Alien
> Designing swords for Conan the Barbarian
> Designing the Flying Wing from Raiders of the Lost Ark

And much much more. He even worked on Jodorowski's Dune as a concept designer and artist.

 

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He was a genuinely skilled and talented artist, which is pretty rare among political cartoonists. His website has a lot of his work, divided up by topic:
Ron Cobb - Cartoons