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GREG JEIN 1945-2022

Once praised by Steven Spielberg as “the greatest miniature guy in the world”, model maker and designer Greg Jein helped create some of screen science fiction’s most immortal images.

Born in Los Angeles,, built replica props for his own amusement. A professional break came in 1974 with raunchy SF spoof , along with a credit on John Carpenter’s debut . TV movie and an episode of followed in 1975.

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