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.
Roger Servick, his spouse and business partner of 40 years, 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.
Servick, who was by Mead’s side when he died, said his last words were: “I’m done here. They’re coming to take me back.”
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, for his innovative neo-futuristic concept artwork on numerous legendary movies. The Adg had planned...
Roger Servick, his spouse and business partner of 40 years, 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.
Servick, who was by Mead’s side when he died, said his last words were: “I’m done here. They’re coming to take me back.”
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, for his innovative neo-futuristic concept artwork on numerous legendary movies. The Adg had planned...
- 12/30/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Visual artist and futurist Syd Mead, who helped shape the look of influential sci-fi films including “Blade Runner,” “Tron,” “Aliens” and “Star Trek: The Motion Picture,” died Monday of complications from lymphoma in Pasadena, Calif. He was 86.
Autoline journalist John McElroy first reported the news, which was confirmed by his spouse Roger Servick to several media outlets.
Mead was set to receive the Art Directors Guild’s William Cameron Menzies Award during the Guild’s 24th Annual awards in February for his contributions on “Aliens,” “Blade Runner” and “Star Trek: The Motion Picture.”
Adg president Nelson Coates said, “I am so saddened to hear of the passing of visionary illustrator and concept artist Syd Mead. His pivotal role in shaping cinema was unique, with a singular ability to visualize the future. As one of the most influential conceptual artists of our time, his visions and illustrations of future technological worlds...
Autoline journalist John McElroy first reported the news, which was confirmed by his spouse Roger Servick to several media outlets.
Mead was set to receive the Art Directors Guild’s William Cameron Menzies Award during the Guild’s 24th Annual awards in February for his contributions on “Aliens,” “Blade Runner” and “Star Trek: The Motion Picture.”
Adg president Nelson Coates said, “I am so saddened to hear of the passing of visionary illustrator and concept artist Syd Mead. His pivotal role in shaping cinema was unique, with a singular ability to visualize the future. As one of the most influential conceptual artists of our time, his visions and illustrations of future technological worlds...
- 12/30/2019
- by Lorraine Wheat
- Variety Film + TV
Syd Mead, the self-proclaimed "visual futurist" and conceptual artist who shaped the look of Blade Runner, Aliens and Tron, among other projects, has died. He was 86.
Mead died Monday morning at his home in Pasadena after a three-year battle with lymphoma, his spouse and business partner, Roger Servick, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Born in 1933 in St. Paul, Minn., Mead grew up in multiple locations in the American West before graduating from high school in 1951 in Colorado Springs, Colo. Following a three-year period of service in the U.S. Army, Mead attended the Art Center School in Los ...
Mead died Monday morning at his home in Pasadena after a three-year battle with lymphoma, his spouse and business partner, Roger Servick, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Born in 1933 in St. Paul, Minn., Mead grew up in multiple locations in the American West before graduating from high school in 1951 in Colorado Springs, Colo. Following a three-year period of service in the U.S. Army, Mead attended the Art Center School in Los ...
- 12/30/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Syd Mead, the self-proclaimed "visual futurist" and conceptual artist who shaped the look of Blade Runner, Aliens and Tron, among other projects, has died. He was 86.
Mead died Monday morning at his home in Pasadena after a three-year battle with lymphoma, his spouse and business partner, Roger Servick, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Born in 1933 in St. Paul, Minn., Mead grew up in multiple locations in the American West before graduating from high school in 1951 in Colorado Springs, Colo. Following a three-year period of service in the U.S. Army, Mead attended the Art Center School in Los ...
Mead died Monday morning at his home in Pasadena after a three-year battle with lymphoma, his spouse and business partner, Roger Servick, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Born in 1933 in St. Paul, Minn., Mead grew up in multiple locations in the American West before graduating from high school in 1951 in Colorado Springs, Colo. Following a three-year period of service in the U.S. Army, Mead attended the Art Center School in Los ...
- 12/30/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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