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Ralph McQuarrie (born June 13, 1929 in Gary, Indiana) is a conceptual designer and futurist responsible for the look of Star Wars (all of the original trilogy), Battlestar Galactica (TV), E.T. and Cocoon, for which he won an Academy Award. He is a contemporary of Syd Mead, another conceptual designer/futurist, with whom he attended school. Image File history File links Ralph_McQuarrie. ...
Image File history File links Ralph_McQuarrie. ...
June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ...
1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Gary is the largest city located in Lake County in northwest Indiana, near the city of Chicago. ...
State nickname: The Hoosier State Other U.S. States Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Governor Mitch Daniels (R) Official languages English Area 94,321 km² (38th) - Land 92,897 km² - Water 1,424 km² (1. ...
Star Wars is a series of science fantasy films created by writer/producer/director George Lucas. ...
Battlestar Galactica is an American science fiction movie and television series, produced in 1978 by Glen Larson and starring Lorne Greene, Richard Hatch and Dirk Benedict. ...
ET (or et) is Latin for and; it can also refer to: Estonian language (ISO 639 alpha-2, et) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, the 1982 film, or the related video game extraterrestrials in general Eastern Time, both in standard time and daylight time Entertainment Tonight engineering technology elapsed time...
Cocoon is a 1985 science fiction film about a group of elderly humans who were rejuvenated by aliens. ...
Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ...
Syd Mead (born July 18, 1933 in St. ...
"RMQ," as he is known to sign original works, has provided illustrations to supplement several Isaac Asimov publications, including Robot Dreams and Robot Visions. When George Lucas announced in 1995 that he was going to be making a Star Wars prequel, RMQ was invited to head up the design team, as he had done with Joe Johnston eighteen years before. After arriving, however, he decided that the existing design team (lead by ILM illustrator Doug Chiang) was more than sufficient, and declined to participate -- much to the eventual disappointment of many "Original Trilogy" fans. McQuarrie played the uncredited role of General McQuarrie in Star Wars episode V . Dr. Isaac Asimov enthroned with symbols of his lifes work (Rowena Morrill) Dr. Isaac Asimov (c. ...
Robot Dreams (1986) is a collection of Isaac Asimovs short stories, intended largely to show a series of Asimov robot-inspired drawings by Ralph McQuarrie. ...
George Lucas George Walton Lucas, Jr. ...
1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
A prequel is a work that portrays events which are set in the same universe as a previously completed narrative, but at an earlier time. ...
Doug Chiang is an American movie designer and artist. ...
Filmography - Back to the Future... The Ride (1991) (conceptual artist) (uncredited)
- batteries not included (1987) (conceptual artist)
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) (visual consultant)
- Cocoon (1985) (conceptual artist)
- Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) (conceptual artist)
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) (scenic artist/spaceship design)
- Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) (design consultant and conceptual artist)
- The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) (TV) (illustrator)
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977) (production illustrator)
Battle with Ark of the Covenant The above image was designed by illustrator Ralph McQuarrie for the film Raiders of the Lost Ark. ...
Battle with Ark of the Covenant The above image was designed by illustrator Ralph McQuarrie for the film Raiders of the Lost Ark. ...
A late 19th-century artists conception of the Ark of the Covenant, employing a Renaissance cassone for the Ark and cherubim as latter-day Christian angels The Ark of the Covenant (×רון הברית in Hebrew: aron habrit) is described in the Hebrew Bible as a sacred container built at the command...
Raiders of the Lost Ark is a feature film released by Paramount Pictures in 1981. ...
1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (Paramount Pictures, 1986; see also 1986 in film) is the fourth feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series. ...
1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Cocoon has a number of meanings. ...
1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a Academy Award-winning 1982 science fiction film directed by Steven Spielberg that tells the story of a young boy, Elliott, who befriends an alien being called E.T. stranded on Earth and trying to find his way home. ...
1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Movie poster Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back is the sequel to the first released Star Wars movie, and the second film released in the original trilogy. ...
1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...
The Star Wars Holiday Special was a two-hour television special (including commercials) broadcast one time only on Friday, November 17, 1978 on CBS-TV from 8:00 p. ...
1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...
This movie poster for Star Wars depicts many of the films important elements, such as Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, X-Wing and Y-Wing fighters Star Wars, retitled Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope in 1981 (see note at Title,) is the original (and in chronological...
1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ...
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