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Star Wars: R2-D2 original builder Tony Dyson dies
Source: BBC
Star Wars: R2-D2 original builder Tony Dyson dies
4 March 2016 Entertainment & Arts
Professor Tony Dyson, who built the original Star Wars R2-D2 droid, has died on the Maltese island of Gozo.
The 68-year-old Briton was found by police after a neighbour called them, concerned his door was open.
He is thought to have died of natural causes. A post-mortem is being carried out to determine cause of death.
Dyson was commissioned to make eight R2-D2 robots for the film series. He said working on it was "one of the most exciting periods of my life".
The look of R2-D2 was created by the conceptual designer Ralph McQuarrie who also created Darth Vader, Chewbacca and C-3PO.
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4 March 2016 Entertainment & Arts
Professor Tony Dyson, who built the original Star Wars R2-D2 droid, has died on the Maltese island of Gozo.
The 68-year-old Briton was found by police after a neighbour called them, concerned his door was open.
He is thought to have died of natural causes. A post-mortem is being carried out to determine cause of death.
Dyson was commissioned to make eight R2-D2 robots for the film series. He said working on it was "one of the most exciting periods of my life".
The look of R2-D2 was created by the conceptual designer Ralph McQuarrie who also created Darth Vader, Chewbacca and C-3PO.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35724496