John Mollo RIP

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John Mollo RIP Nov 2, 2017 20:55:20 GMT

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Post by martini on Nov 2, 2017 20:55:20 GMT

I've just found out about the death of John Mollo, who will be well known to many gamers as the author of numerous books on military uniforms. According to The Times on 28th Oct, Mr. Mollo died 'from the effects of vascular dementia on October 25th 2017, aged 86.' The details are in the paper's obituary section. I hadn't realised that Mr. Mollo won an Oscar for costume design for the first Star Wars film. His first involvement with films was as an adviser on Tony Richardson's Charge of the Light Brigade - a film I really enjoyed - no wonder the uniforms looked so right.

goragrad Senator Posts: 1,017	John Mollo RIP Nov 3, 2017 1:20:56 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by goragrad on Nov 3, 2017 1:20:56 GMT Saw this on TMP - RIP Good to see than someone with some knowledge of actual uniforms got to consult for movies.

bob Tribune Posts: 789	John Mollo RIP Nov 3, 2017 6:24:52 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bob on Nov 3, 2017 6:24:52 GMT An excellent costume designer and historian of that genre. Always sad to lose someone. He wrote a book on the costumes from the Charge of the light brigade that was always a favorite of mine.

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