Colin Cantwell, Star Wars designer behind the X-Wing and Death Star, dies aged 90
by Sian Cain and agencies from Science | The Guardian on (#5ZH7M)
The creator behind several iconic Star Wars ships also worked on 2001: A Space Odyssey and assisted in broadcasting the 1969 moon landing
Colin Cantwell, the man who designed the spacecraft in the Star Wars films, has died at the age of 90.
Sierra Dall, Cantwell's partner of more than two decades, confirmed to the Hollywood Reporter that he had died at his home in Colorado on Saturday.
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