Star Wars spacecraft has died aged 90. Colin Cantwell, a conceptual artist and designer, passed away at his home on 22 May, the Hollywood Reporter confirmed.
Cantwell was most well-known for creating the Death Star, TIE fighter and X-wing Starfighter in the hit 1980s Star Wars film series.
He also worked on landmark films including '2001: A Space Odyssey,' 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' and 'War Games'. Born in San Franciso in 1932, Cantwell was diagnosed with tuberculosis and partial retinal detachment as a child.
His cure to prevent coughing fits was to sit in a dark room with a heavy vest across his chest, Cantwell said in a 'Ask Me Anything' Reddit interview. “I spent nearly two years of my childhood immobilised in this dark room.
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