Ralph McQuarrie
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Ralph McQuarrie (born June 13, 1929 in Gary, Indiana) is a visionary 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. "RMQ," as he is known to sign original works, has also 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 called upon to head up the design team. Upon arrival, however, he decided that the existing design team was more than sufficient -- much to the eventual disappointment of many "Original Trilogy" fans. Played uncredited role of General McQuarrie in Star Wars episode V .
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 (1977) (production illustrator)
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- http://www.ralphmcquarrie.com/ralph/bio/index.html Official website