Conceptual designer Ralph McQuarrie, who created the looks behind Darth Vader, Cewbacca, R2-D2 and C-3PO died at his home Saturday in Berkeley, CA, BBC reports. He was 82. In addition to helping George Lucas create the Star Wars look, McQuarrie designed the original Battlestar Galactica television series, E.T., Raiders Of The Lost Ark, Jurassic Park and others. In 1986 he shared an Oscar win for Best Visual Effects for Cocoon. McQuarrie’s work with Star Wars may nevertheless be his most memorable. He worked as the conceptual designer on sequels The Empire Strikes Back and Return Of The Jedi, but he later declined to work on the Star Wars prequels.
