H. R. Giger

Hans Rudolf 'Ruedi' Giger (pronounced /ˈɡiːɡər/, born in Chur, Grisons Canton, Switzerland, February 5, 1940) is a Swiss surrealist painter, sculptor, and set designer, who won an Academy Award for Best Achievement for Visual Effects for his design work on the film Alien. Giger was born in 1940 in Chur, Switzerland, the son of a chemist. In 1962, he moved to Zurich, where he studied interior and industrial design at the School of Commercial Art u... more

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  • Feb 5, 1940 (age 69 years)

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  • 1966
  • May 19, 1975

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