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Isidoro Raponi, Mechanical Effects Artist on ‘E.T.’ and ‘Alien,’ Dies at 76
Wilson Chapman editorIsidoro Raponi, a mechanical effects artist who worked on blockbuster films such as “Alien” and “E.T.,” died May 27, a representative confirmed to Variety. He died of congestive heart failure at a rehab facility in Los Angeles.