What is Ralph McQuarrie?
[[File:Ralph McQuarrie.jpg|thumb|right|180px|McQuarrie in 2008]] '''Ralph Angus McQuarrie''' (June 13, 1929 – March 3, 2012) was an [[Americans|American]] costume designer and illustrator. He designed the original ''[[Star Wars]]'' trilogy, the original ''Battlestar Galactica'' TV series, ''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]'' and ''[[Cocoon]]'', for which he won an [[Academy Award]]. McQuarrie was born on June 13, 1929 in [[Gary, Indiana]], a suburb close to [[Chicago, Illinois]]. He was raised in [[Billings, Montana]]. He was educated at the Art Center School. McQuarrie was married to Joan Benjamin from 1983 until his death in 2012. McQuarrie died on March 3, 2012 in [[Berkeley, California]] from [[Parkinson's disease]], he was 82 years old.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17249596|title=Star Wars artist Ralph McQuarrie dies aged 82|publisher=[[BBC News]]|accessdate=2012-03-04|date=2012-03-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/03/ralph-mcquarrie-obit/ |title=Star Wars Conceptual Artist Ralph McQuarrie Dies at 82|date=4 March 2012|work=Wired.com|accessdate=5 March 2012|first=Angela|last=Watercutter}}</ref> ==Movies== * ''[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope|Star Wars]]'' (1977) * ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'' (1977) * ''Battlestar Galactica'' (1978) * ''The Star Wars Holiday Special'' (1978) * ''[[Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back|The Empire Strikes Back]]'' (1980) * ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' (1981) * ''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]'' (1982) * ''[[Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi|Return of the Jedi]]'' (1983) * ''[[Cocoon]]'' (1985) * ''[[Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home]]'' (1986) * ''*batteries not included'' (1987) * ''Back to the Future: The Ride'' (1991) ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{imdb name|574319}} *{{Official website|http://www.ralphmcquarrie.com}} *[http://www.dreamsandvisionspress.com The Art of Ralph McQuarrie] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724092607/http://d