Isidoro Raponi, a mechanical effects artist who worked on blockbuster films such as “Alien” and “E.T.,” died May 27, a representative confirmed to Variety. He died of congestive heart ...

By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Raponi died Friday of congestive heart failure at a rehabilitation facility in Los Angeles, a Disney publicist announced. Raponi also created the various dinosaurs ...

Isidoro Raponi, whose skills brought E.T., King Kong and more to life for millions of moviegoers, has died. He was 76 and died May 27 of congestive heart failure at a Los Angeles rehabilitation ...