Category: Obituaries

Ron Cobb, Grandmaster of SF Design, Gone at 83

Ron Cobb, the underground cartoonist turned production designer who influenced the making of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and helped shape the worlds of Conan the Barbarian, Alien and Back to the Future, has died. He was 83.

Disney Animator & Story Artist Sue Nichols Succumbs to Cancer

She left us at only 55 years of age.

Chadwick Boseman, Marvel’s Black Panther Loses 4-Year Battle With Colon Cancer

The iconic actor, writer and director died in his home, with his wife and family at his side.

Arnold Spielberg, Father of Steven Spielberg, Gone at 103

Arnold Spielberg designed and built the GE-225 mainframe used to develop the Dartmouth BASIC computer language.

John Saxon, ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ / ‘Enter the Dragon’ Actor Dies at 83

He passed away of complications of pneumonia, less than 2 weeks before his 84th birthday.

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