1 . ▁He ▁was ▁production ▁designer ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁science ▁fiction ▁film ▁Ph ase ▁IV . ▁ ▁He ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁fant asy ▁musical ▁The ▁Little ▁Prince ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁Following ▁a ▁recommendation ▁from ▁Scott , ▁George ▁Lucas ▁travel led ▁to ▁Mexico ▁where ▁Barry ▁was ▁working ▁on ▁L ucky ▁Lady ▁and ▁h ired ▁him ▁as ▁production ▁designer ▁for ▁Star ▁Wars . ▁Barry ▁thought ▁the ▁all otted ▁time ▁of ▁seven ▁months ▁to ▁design ▁and ▁build ▁the ▁film ' s ▁sets ▁was ▁just ▁enough ▁and ▁he ▁took ▁the ▁job . ▁▁ ▁He ▁later ▁worked ▁on ▁Alexander ▁S alk ind ' s ▁Super man ▁and ▁Super man ▁II . ▁Following ▁these ▁box ▁office ▁hits ▁Barry ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁chance ▁to ▁direct ▁his ▁own ▁project , ▁the ▁science ▁fiction ▁film ▁Sat urn ▁ 3 . ▁During ▁film ing , ▁Barry ▁fell ▁out ▁with ▁the ▁movie ' s ▁star ▁Kirk ▁Douglas ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Stanley ▁Don en . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁soon ▁h ired ▁by ▁George ▁Lucas ▁as ▁a ▁second ▁unit ▁director ▁on ▁The ▁Empire ▁St rik es ▁Back . ▁On ▁ 3 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁two ▁weeks ▁into ▁film ing , ▁he ▁col lapsed ▁on - set ▁and ▁was ▁hospital ized ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 0 4 - deg ree ▁temperature . ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁ 2 ▁A . M . ▁on ▁ 1 ▁June ▁from ▁men ing itis . ▁His ▁mem orial ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁June ▁at ▁St ▁Paul