Richard Miller (December 6, 1942 – December 8, 2022) was an American sculptor and visual effects artist. He worked on such films as ''
Star Trek: First Contact'', ''
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
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'', and ''
The Rocketeer''.
He created
Princess Leia's bikini
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costume, which appeared in the 1983 film ''
Return of the Jedi
''Return of the Jedi'' (also known as ''Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi'' is a 1983 American epic space opera film directed by Richard Marquand from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas. The sequel to '' The Empire ...
''.
Miller died in
Northern California
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on December 8, 2022, at the age of 80.
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1942 births
2022 deaths
20th-century American sculptors
21st-century American sculptors
American visual effects artists
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