Barbara Gips Dead: Writer of the Iconic ‘Alien’ Tagline Was 89

Barbara Gips, who helped sell Ridley Scott ’s classic horror sci-fi thriller Alien to unsuspecting moviegoers with her now-legendary tagline “In space no one can hear you scream,” has died. She was 89.

Gips died Oct. 16 in the Bronx of complications from a stroke, a spokesperson for WME announced.

Gips, who worked as a copywriter, said the line for Alien (1979) popped into her head while she was washing dishes, and all the other words that had been previously considered for the poster were summarily discarded.

Barbara Gips, who helped sell Ridley Scott ’s classic horror sci-fi thriller Alien to unsuspecting moviegoers with her now-legendary tagline “In space no one can hear you scream,” has died. She was 89.

Gips died Oct. 16 in the Bronx of complications from a stroke, a