List of Famous people with last name Stears

John Stears

First Name John

Last Name Stears

Born on August 25, 1934

Died on April 28, 1999 (aged 64)

Born in United Kingdom, England

John Stears, known as the "Dean of Special Effects", was a British two-time Academy Award-winning special effects expert. He created James Bond's lethal Aston Martin DB5, Luke Skywalker's Landspeeder, the Jedi Knights' lightsabers and the endearing robots R2-D2 and C-3PO, as well as a host of other famous movie gadgets and special effects.

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