Ralph McQuarrie’s visionary artwork played a crucial role in shaping the Star Wars universe, bringing George Lucas’ ideas to ...

If you love anything about the look and feel of the Star Wars universe, then you love Ralph McQuarrie. Originally a technical illustrator for Boeing, the late designer was recruited by George ...

However far, far into the future that Star Wars movies may go, McQuarrie’s work has, from the beginning, been the driving force in getting people excited about it and continues to play that ...

McQuarrie, 82, whose dynamic artwork helped persuade 20th Century Fox to green-light what became the 1977 blockbuster “Star Wars,” died Saturday at his home in Berkeley, said John Scoleri ...

By THR Staff The man who created the look of Star Wars characters including Darth Vader, Chewbacca and R2-D2 and C-3PO has died. Academy Award-winning concept artist Ralph McQuarrie died on ...

“Ralph McQuarrie was the first person I hired to help me envision ‘Star Wars,’ ’’ Lucas said in a statement posted online. “When words could not convey my ideas, I could always point ...

Ralph McQuarrie, whose conceptual designs were behind the "Star Wars" characters Darth Vader, Chewbacca, R2-D2 and C-3PO, has died at the age of 82. Director George Lucas credited McQuarrie for ...

McQuarrie, 82, whose dynamic artwork helped persuade 20th Century Fox to green-light what became the 1977 blockbuster “Star Wars,” died Saturday at his home in Berkeley, said John Scoleri ...

(CBS News) Ralph McQuarrie, the artist whose conceptual paintings were instrumental in designing the landmark "Star Wars" films, has died at age 82. The announcement was made on his official ...