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Stuntman set ablaze for cover of Pink Floyd’s 1975 album 'Wish You Were Here' dies
Sony Music Entertainment Ronnie Rondell, Jr., the American stuntman who appeared on the cover of Pink Floyd’s 1975 album Wish You Were Here, has died. An obituary announcement posted online reveals that Rondell passed away Aug. 12, at the age of 88. The cover of Wish You Were Here, from design studio Hipgnosis, was photographed by Aubrey “Po” Powell, and featured two businessmen shaking hands, one of which was Rondell, who was set on fire. In ad…
He drove in explosive cars, escaped countless flames, but before the photo shoot in a burning suit for the Pink Floyd album »Wish You Were Here« he hesitated. Now the stuntman Ronnie Rondell died at the age of 88.
Πέθανε ο άνθρωπος στις φλόγες στο θρυλικό εξώφυλλο των Pink Floyd
Ο Ρόνι Ρόντελ Τζούνιορ πέρασε στην Ιστορία της μουσικής, αλλά και των κασκαντέρ, όταν φωτογραφήθηκε με τα ρούχα του να έχουν πιάσει φωτιά για τις ανάγκες του άλμπουμ «Wish You Were Here» του 1975. Κατά τη φωτογράφιση υπέστη ελαφριά εγκαύματα. Απεβίωσε σε ηλικία 88 ετών The post Πέθανε ο άνθρωπος στις φλόγες στο θρυλικό εξώφυλλο των Pink Floyd appeared first on Protagon.gr.
Rondell was born on February 10, 1937 in Hollywood, the son of a stuntman, and later became famous for his own stunt and diving skills. He drove exploding cars and sometimes set himself on fire. He died last Tuesday in a nursing home in Missouri. While taking photos of the cover of the legendary British band's 1975 album, he wore a fireproof layer under his suit. Then they doused him with gasoline and set him on fire. Rondell himself admitted th…
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