Roger Dicken Dies: Oscar-Nominated ‘Alien’ & ‘When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth’ VFX Artist Was 84

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Roger Dicken Dies: Oscar-Nominated ‘Alien’ & ‘When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth’ VFX Artist Was 84

British special effects artist Roger Dicken, best known for his work on Ridley Scott’s Alien and the 1970s sci-fi thriller When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth has died. He was 84.  Dicken died on February 18 at his home in North Wales. His career began in the mid-60s when he accepted a freelance effects role on a sprawling sci-fi feature helmed by an ambitious American filmmaker named Stanley Kubrick. The project would end up being the seminal 2001…