Overview

• Ronnie Rondell Jr. died on August 12 at age 88, a fact publicly reported on August 17 by Il Post and other outlets.
• He was the man on the right of Pink Floyd’s 1975 Wish You Were Here album cover, shot by Aubrey Powell at Warner Bros. studios.
• The photograph involved live flames over 14 takes that burned Rondell’s face when wind shifted, costing him an eyebrow and part of his mustache.
• Safety measures during the shoot included a fireproof suit beneath his clothes and a flammable gel applied to his jacket for dramatic effect.
• Rondell’s extensive career spanned blockbuster films such as Lethal Weapon, Thelma & Louise, The Towering Inferno and Star Trek: First Contact.