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Isidoro Raponi
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Born
June 30
,
1945
·
Frosinone, Italy
Died
May 27
,
2022
·
Los Angeles, California, USA
(congestive heart failure)
Mini Bio
Isidoro Raponi was born on June 30, 1945 in Frosinone, Italy. He is known for
The Running Man (1987)
,
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
and
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
. He was married to Nina. He died on May 27, 2022 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Spouse
Nina
(1982 - June 2, 2022) (his death, 2 children)
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Served as an apprentice to effects creator Carlo Rambaldi, whose workshop was located across the street from the Raponi family bookstore.
Has a daughter Tiziana and a son Daniel.
A native of Italy, Raponi moved to Los Angeles in 1975 to work on producer Dino De Laurentiis' 1976 remake of King Kong.
Helped to design, build and operate E.T. for the 1982 Steven Spielberg film E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial.
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