Ron Cobb, the underground cartoonist turned production designer who influenced the making ofE.T. the Extra-Terrestrialand helped shape the worlds ofConan the Barbarian,AlienandBack to the Future, has died.
He was 83. Cobb died Monday —his birthday — of Lewy body dementia in Sydney, his wife of 48 years, Robin Love, reported. Cobb brought to life several cantina creatures forStar Wars(1977) and came up with weaponry and sets forConan the Barbarian(1982), the exterior and interior of the Nostromo ship inAlien(1978) and the earth colony complex inAliens(1986) and the DeLorean time machine inBack to the Future(1985).
His prolific design work also included the breathing tanks and helmets inThe Abyss(1989), the Omega Sector logo and the H bombs.
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