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13 Facts About Peter Ledger

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Peter Ledger was an Australian cartoonist, comic book artist, commercial airbrush artist, and illustrator.

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Peter Ledger raced motorcycles, flew hot air balloons, was a body builder, and in later years became a private pilot.

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Peter Ledger rose to the top as an illustrator in Australia, famous for his intricate airbrush work and fantasy images.

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Peter Ledger prepared the graphics for the 1974 Australian film, Stone, as well as the 1976 film, Oz.

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Peter Ledger's contribution was to hand-paint and airbrush all the stories.

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Peter Ledger met writer Christy Marx for the second time in that year.

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Peter Ledger worked in the film and television business, mainly doing storyboards and preproduction design.

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Peter Ledger painted robot suits and designed aliens for the movie The Ice Pirates.

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Peter Ledger created the first Babylon 5 logo, did the first character illustrations and an initial painting of the B5 station.

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Peter Ledger loved planes and his particular deep interest, since he was a boy, was the German planes of World War II, most especially the jet aircraft developed during the war.

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Peter Ledger was on a dark country road and is believed to have either missed or ignored a stop sign at a blind corner.

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Peter Ledger was hit broadside by a semi-trailer hauling a full load of cotton, with both vehicles destroyed in the crash.

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Peter Ledger was buried in the small, historic cemetery in Oakhurst.