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Syd Mead Dies: Visionary Futurist Who Worked On 'Blade Runner' & 'Tron' Was 86
https://deadline.com/2019/12/syd-mead-dead-blade-runner-tron-visionary-futurist-1202818716/
By Erik Pedersen
December 30, 2019 3:47pm
Syd Mead, the visionary futurist who worked on such classic fantasy/sci-fi films as Tron, Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049, died today in Pasadena. He was 86.
His manager Roger Servick told Deadline that Mead had been in failing health due to lymphoma cancer and he was undergoing treatment at City of Hope in Duarte, CA.
Mead’s art department credits include Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Aliens, Timecop, Mission: Impossible III, Elysium and Tomorrowland. He also appeared in numerous documentaries over the years.
Last month he was named the recipient of the William Cameron Menzies Award from the Art Directors Guild (ADG, IATSE Local 800), for his innovative neo-futuristic concept artwork on numerous legendary movies. The ADG had planned to give him the award in February at a gala in Los Angeles.
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By Erik Pedersen
December 30, 2019 3:47pm
Syd Mead, the visionary futurist who worked on such classic fantasy/sci-fi films as Tron, Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049, died today in Pasadena. He was 86.
His manager Roger Servick told Deadline that Mead had been in failing health due to lymphoma cancer and he was undergoing treatment at City of Hope in Duarte, CA.
Mead’s art department credits include Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Aliens, Timecop, Mission: Impossible III, Elysium and Tomorrowland. He also appeared in numerous documentaries over the years.
Last month he was named the recipient of the William Cameron Menzies Award from the Art Directors Guild (ADG, IATSE Local 800), for his innovative neo-futuristic concept artwork on numerous legendary movies. The ADG had planned to give him the award in February at a gala in Los Angeles.
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Gifted artist and visionary! Corsss gently, Syd...
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