Ron Cobb, designer of BTTF DeLorean and more, has died. (1 Viewer)

[Jake Lipson]

2020 just won't stop sucking.

Rest In Peace, sir, and thank you for your contributions.

Ron Cobb, Designer of the ‘Alien’ Ship and the ‘Back to the Future’ DeLorean, Dies 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,&#821…

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[joshEH]

Ron Cobb basically did the conceptual work on my entire adolescence.

Fuck 2020.

 

[TravisR]

The man leaves a body of work that will still be watched after I'm gone.

 

[Jake Lipson]

Looking at THR's article, it's amazing how many iconic movies he touched. Most people in the general public probably don't know his name, but almost everybody knows his work.

 

[dpippel]

He was an amazing designer. RIP, Ron. 2020 just keeps getting shittier and shittier!

 

[filmnoirguy]

Thanks for the Hollywood Reporter thread. It says he died on his 83rd birthday on September 21, 2020 in Sydney.