FILE - In this April 1980 file photo, Swiss artist H.R. Giger, right, poses with model Anneka Vasta at the opening of an exhibition in New York. H.R. Giger, who designed the creature in Ridley Scott's sci-fi horror classic "Alien," has died at age 74 from injuries suffered in a fall. Sandra Mivelaz, administrator of the H.R. Giger museum in Chateau St. Germain told The Associated Press Tuesday May 13, 2014 that Giger had died in a hospital the day before. Giger received a 1979 Academy Award for special effects in 'Alen'. (AP Photo/Bocklett,File)
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