H.R. Giger

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Birth Name: Hans Rudolf Giger

Born: 5 February 1940 Died: 12 May 2014

Country of origin: Switzerland

Height: 5' 7"

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Hans Rudolf "Ruedi" Giger (/ˈɡiːɡər/ ghee-gur; German: [ˈgiːgər]; 5 February 1940 – 12 May 2014) was a Swiss surrealist painter, sculptor and set designer. He was part of the special effects team that won an Academy Award for Best Achievement in Visual Effects for their design work on the film Alien. He was named to the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 2013.

Tags: Artist (7), Painter (5), Swiss (4), Sculptor (3), Legend (2), Born 1940 (2), Died 2014 (2), Eccentric (1), Deceased (1), Surrealist (1), Set Designer (1), Aquarius (1), Concept Artist (1)

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1. Giger's Alien (1979)

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2. Giger's Necronomicon

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3. Swiss Made (1968)

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" ..And my interest in the Alien movies inevitably lead me to an appreciation for the art of the man who designed the Xenomorph. I had posters of Gigers plastered on my walls throughout my teens, postcards, books, anything I could get my mitts on basically... "

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