Special effects legend Marc Thorpe has passed away.Per THR, it has been reported that Thorpe died on Friday due to complications from Parkinson’s disease. His daughter, Megan Feffer, confirmed Thorpe’s passing, revealing that he’d died at a hospice facility in Alamo, California. Thorpe had first been diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 1993, and Feffer wrote more about this journey with a statement shared online. He was 77 years old.Thorpe was born on Nov. 9, 1946. After graduating school for art at UC Davis in 1971, he wound up joining Industrial Light and Magic/Lucasfilm in 1979, serving as a model maker and animatronic designer. His work for Lucasfilm includes serving as a member of the optical effects unit on Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, which remains one of the most celebrated movies of all time. He also worked on all three Indiana Jones movies: Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Temple of Doom, and The Last Crusade. Thorpe’s other film credits include titles like Dragonslayer, Poltergeist, Howard the Duck, and The Hunt for Red October.
Special effects legend Marc Thorpe has passed away.
Per THR, it has been reported that Thorpe died on Friday due to complications from Parkinson’s disease. His daughter, Megan Feffer, confirmed Thorpe’s passing, revealing that he’d died at a hospice facility in Alamo, California. Thorpe had first been diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 1993, and Feffer wrote more about this journey with a statement shared online. He was 77 years old.
Thorpe was born on Nov. 9, 1946. After graduating school for art at UC Davis in 1971, he wound up joining Industrial Light and Magic/Lucasfilm in 1979, serving as a model maker and animatronic designer. His work for Lucasfilm includes serving as a member of the optical effects unit on Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, which remains one of the most celebrated movies of all time. He also worked on all three Indiana Jones movies: Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Temple of Doom, and The Last Crusade. Thorpe’s other film credits include titles like Dragonslayer, Poltergeist, Howard the Duck, and The Hunt for Red October.
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