Les Dilley, the Oscar-winning art director and production designer, has died. He was 84. Dilley died on May 20 due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease, his family said.

Les Dilley, the Oscar-winning art director and production designer, has died. He was 84. Dilley died on May 20 due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease, his family said.

Ivor Leslie ‘Les’ Dilley, the Oscar-winning production designer of Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977) and Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), has died at age 84. A rep for the art ...

Les Dilley, a Welsh production designer and art director who won Academy Awards for their work on “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and “Star Wars,” died Tuesday from complications of Alzheimer’s.

From 'Star Wars' to 'Alien,' 'Exorcist 3,' and countless others, Les Dilley was all over movies as an art director and production designer. We may earn a commission when you buy through links on ...