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Grant McCune

Grant McCune (March 27, 1943 – December 27, 2010) was an American special effects designer whose entry into Hollywood was the uncredited creation of the great white shark in the 1975 film ''Jaws''. His efforts there led to work on a series of major films, including his design of the robots in the ''Star Wars'' films, winning an Oscar in 1977 for his efforts in the first film in the series.
==Biography==
McCune was born on March 27, 1943, He attended California State University, Northridge where he earned his undergraduate degree in biology and met his future wife.〔Staff. ("PASSINGS: Grant McCune, Roger Milliken: Grant McCune, a special effects artist who shared an Oscar for 'Star Wars,' dies at 67; Roger Milliken, a textile magnate who was among the richest in the U.S., dies at 95" ), ''Los Angeles Times'', December 31, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2010.〕 McCune was able to use his scientific training when he and Bill Shourt were hired in 1975 to work on creating the iconic shark in the movie ''Jaws'', marking his start in Hollywood, though he was uncredited.〔 He was subsequently hired to work on the ''Star Wars'' movies as the franchise's chief model maker, responsible for the design details of the robots (such as R2-D2〔) and alien characters in the films. He and his team earned an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects at the 50th Academy Awards for Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.〔 He received a second Oscar nomination for his work on the 1979 film ''Star Trek: The Motion Picture''. As a partner at Apogee Productions, McCune's work was featured in such films as ''Caddyshack'' and ''Die Hard'' before founding his own firm, which was hired to work on such movies as ''Speed'' and ''Spider-Man''.〔Staff. ("R2-D2 creator Grant McCune dies" ), CBC News, December 30, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2010.〕
Interviewed by ''Popular Mechanics'' magazine in 2009, McCune described how one uses a photographer's eye in designing miniatures, using perspective and surface details to make the objects appear as realistic as possible.〔Porges, Seth. ("4 Questions for Star Wars Modelmaker Grant McCune" ), ''Popular Mechanics'', October 1, 2009. Retrieved December 30, 2010.〕
A resident of Hidden Hills, California, McCune died at his home there of pancreatic cancer at the age of 67 on December 27, 2010. He was survived by his wife, Katherine, as well as by a daughter and a son.〔〔

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