Colin Cantwell Dies: ‘Star Wars’ Death Star and Spacecraft Designer Turns 90

Colin Cantwell, whose design works Star wars The spacecraft captivated generations of moviegoers who died in their Colorado homes on Saturday. He was 90 years old and his death was confirmed by his lifelong partner, Sierra Dal.

Cantwell’s film titles include special photo effects from 2001: Space Odyssey, Tech Dialogue for Close Encounters, and Computer Graphic Design თამაშებიWar games. HE IS Star wars Design and construction credits include prototypes of the X-wing, TIE fighter, Star Destroyer, and Death Star.

Born in San Francisco, Cantwell graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a bachelor’s degree in animation. He was later personally invited by Frank Lloyd Wright to join the School of Architecture.

Cantwell already had an incredible career when he went to Hollywood. Cantwell has worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and at NASA, creating educational programs for the public to better understand spaceflight.

This work became valuable to journalist Walter Cronkite during the 1969 moon landing.

Cantwell has written two science fiction novels in addition to his films. core fires 1 Y core fires 2.