US Edition'Back to the Future,' 'Star Wars' poster artist Drew Struzan dies
Drew Struzan created over 150 iconic movie posters, including Star Wars and Indiana Jones, before passing at 78 from Alzheimer's complications, his family confirmed.
- Drew Struzan, the artist who created iconic movie posters like Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Back to the Future, died on October 13, 2023 after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
- His wife Dylan Struzan announced in March that his health was declining due to Alzheimer's and that he could no longer paint or sign autographs.
- Struzan was a favorite of directors like Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, creating memorable images for some of the biggest films of the 20th century.
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The poster maker of the cult blockbusters of the years 1980-1990 has just died at the age of 78. From “Back to the Future” to “Indiana Jones”, he left a colossal body of work.
Paris. Highlights of Hollywood cinema yesterday paid tribute to American illustrator Drew Struzan, creator of the iconic posters of Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Harry Potter, who died at 78 years of age.
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Drew Struzan, artist who created iconic movie posters for Spielberg, Lucas and Del Toro, dies at 78
LOS ANGELES — Drew Struzan, the artist who created some of the most recognizable posters for movies including "Star Wars," "Raiders of the Lost Ark," "Blade Runner" and "Back to the Future," has died. He was 78.
Drew Struzan’s Best Posters: A Look at the Artist Behind Iconic ‘Indiana Jones’ and ‘Star Wars’ Images, and More
The average moviegoer probably doesn’t know the name Drew Struzan, but they’ve seen the art he created. An illustrator who trained at the ArtCenter College of Design, Struzan spent 40 years creating some of the most iconic posters in the history of cinema, images inextricable with the cultural legacies of the films they represented. In our modern age where posters are often a matter of slapping a collage of photoshopped floating heads atop a gen…
Artist and illustrator Drew Struzan has died. His name may be unknown to most people, but his images are familiar to everyone. Struzan created movie posters for many of the most iconic films of the 80s and 90s.
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