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Ron Cobb Death – Obituary | Dead – Ron Cobb Passed Away

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Ron Cobb Death – Obituary | Dead – Passed Away

Ron Cobb Death – Dead: A great loss was made known to InsideEko. As friends and families of the deceased are mourning the passing of their loved and cherished Ron Cobb.

Ron Cobb one of most gifted film designers to ever live and a great inspiration to me has passed away. He was known for concept designs on Such movies as the original Star Wars, Alien, Aliens, Back to the Future and Conan the Barbarian as well as so many more. Below is his original ship design for the Nostromo for Alien.

Nooooo 🙁

Ron Cobb (1937-2020) is dead. I am devastated.

From Alien to Close Encounters of the Third Kind to The Last Starfighter, I have often shared his work here. I am sincerely sad. Especially so soon after Syd Mead.

As a tribute, I will publish my favorite works below.

Titan were saddened to learn of the passing of concept designer Ron Cobb, who designed the Nostromo spaceship and the DeLorean from Back to the Future amongst many other incredible creations in his illustrious career, RIP.

RIP Ron Cobb, a righteously furious political cartoonist who also had an absolutely genius for drawing technology, leading to a parallel career in film design, most notably on Alien

Ron Cobb, the production designer who influenced the making of ‘E.T.’ and helped shape the worlds of ‘Alien’ and ‘Back to the Future,’ has died

So sad to wake up to the news that Ron Cobb has passed away.
He was responsible for the deign of so many iconic spaceships and vehicles & possibly the most famous movie car ever.
Rest in peace sir and thank you for sharing your titanic imagination.
– Jamie

An artist who made me love cinema, universe design, SFX to give life to a universe of science fiction, horror, fantasy… He will be lacking in this art. Thanks to him. A thought for his family and again a big thank you. Rest in Peace #RonCobb

The great Ron Cobb died yesterday. If the name isn’t familiar, the creations are: Nostromo, McFly’s DeLorean, Mos Eisley cantina denizens, Conan’s sword, the Nazi flying wing. Farewell to an important figure in sci-fi/fantasy movies. #roncobb #riproncobb

Just learned of the death of artist and futurist, Ron Cobb. You may or may not know his name but he created concepts and worlds for such films as Alien, Aliens, Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T., Rocketeer, Total Recall, Back to the Future, and more. We owe him so much.

rip ron cobb – while his designs in alien, conan the barbarian and back to the future are iconic, i thought this image was a bit more apt for the season. rest easy.

Read this thread on Ron Cobb, who just passed. Extraordinary and largely unknown political cartoonist who also designed some of the most famous visuals in movie history.

I have always acknowledged the influence Ron Cobb had on me when it came to drawing ‘future-tech’ stuff. To illustrate the point, here’s 4 panels from just a single Dredd story I drew which certainly wouldn’t have been drawn this way were it not for Ron Cobb.

RIP
Ron Cobb 1937 – 21/9/2020
Cartoonist,
Film Designer,
Concept Artist Behind ‘Star Wars,’ ‘Back to the Future’ and ‘Alien’

RIP, Ron Cobb, who has died at age 83. Cobb worked on “Sleeping Beauty” (1959) as an inbetweener and breakdown artist, before drawing political cartoons in the 1960s. Fifty years later, his work feels as timely as ever.

Having heard about this great loss, the family of this individual is passing through pains, mourning the unexpected passing of their beloved.

This departure was confirmed through social media posts made by Twitter users who pour out tributes, and condolences to the family of the deceased.

We are still working on getting more details about the death, as a family statement on the death is yet to be released.

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