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Marc Thorpe Dies: ‘Star Wars’ VFX Artist And Creator Of ‘Robot Wars’ Concept, Was 77

Marc Thorpe, the visual effects artist who worked on various Star Wars and Indiana Jones films and created the Robot Wars concept in the early 1990s — around the same time he was first ...
Variety

David M. Jones, Visual Effects Supervisor on ‘Star Wars,’ Dies at 74

David M. Jones, best known for his contributions as a visual effects supervisor on “Star Wars,” died from complications related to cancer at his home in Winnetka, Calif. on April 8. He was 74.
Reuters

"Star Wars" voted most influential effects movie

NEW YORK, May 11 (Reuters Life!) - "Star Wars" has been voted the most influential visual effects film of all time by film trade organization, the Visual Effects Society (VES). The VES ...