Posted on May 24, 2022
The designer of the X-wing and other iconic 'Star Wars' ships has died
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Colin Cantwell, the behind-the-scenes designer who dreamt up several of the famous spacecraft that rocketed through the Star Wars franchise, died on Saturday. He was 90.
His long-time partner, Sierra Dall, confirmed the news to The Hollywood Reporter.
From a young age, Cantwell was interested in both space and design, according to a biography on his website. He graduated from UCLA with a degree in animation and was personally invited to study architecture with Frank Lloyd Wright, though the architect died before Cantwell could study with him. Cantwell went on to work for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and NASA.
Eventually he brought his interests to the big screen.
Cantwell worked on Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Colin Cantwell, the behind-the-scenes designer who dreamt up several of the famous spacecraft that rocketed through the Star Wars franchise, died on Saturday. He was 90.
His long-time partner, Sierra Dall, confirmed the news to The Hollywood Reporter.
From a young age, Cantwell was interested in both space and design, according to a biography on his website. He graduated from UCLA with a degree in animation and was personally invited to study architecture with Frank Lloyd Wright, though the architect died before Cantwell could study with him. Cantwell went on to work for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and NASA.
Eventually he brought his interests to the big screen.
Cantwell worked on Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.
The designer of the X-wing and other iconic 'Star Wars' ships has died
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
...""Colin was a trailblazing artist and designer, and a close collaborator of George Lucas," the post read. "Colin's contributions to the @StarWars legacy are felt to this day, having influenced the design language of many of our favorite ships."
Cantwell worked on other films including WarGames and Close Encounters of the Third Kind."
...""Colin was a trailblazing artist and designer, and a close collaborator of George Lucas," the post read. "Colin's contributions to the @StarWars legacy are felt to this day, having influenced the design language of many of our favorite ships."
Cantwell worked on other films including WarGames and Close Encounters of the Third Kind."
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