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RIP Grant McCune (R2-D2 creator)

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fr Offline Whoey

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RIP Grant McCune (R2-D2 creator)
on: January 01, 2011, 12:26:43 PM
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/film/story/2010/12/30/grant-mccune-obit.html
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Grant McCune, a special effects artist who earned an Oscar for his work on the 1977 film Star Wars, has died. He was 67.

McCune died Monday at his home in Hidden Hills, Calif., of pancreatic cancer.

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Re: RIP Grant McCune (R2-D2 creator)
Reply #1 on: January 01, 2011, 02:14:10 PM
Wow- 2010 was a rough year for Lucasfilm employees.

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Re: RIP Grant McCune (R2-D2 creator)
Reply #2 on: January 01, 2011, 03:23:52 PM
looking at his portfolio, I'm sure there's at least a couple everyone has seen, even if they don't follow star wars...
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Re: RIP Grant McCune (R2-D2 creator)
Reply #3 on: January 01, 2011, 11:38:45 PM
May he rest in peace.  :salute:

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Re: RIP Grant McCune (R2-D2 creator)
Reply #4 on: January 07, 2011, 04:33:21 AM
Seems like we have lost a lot of talent lately in the entertainment field.

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