Bud Browne dies aged 96

Photography: Film poster for Bud Browne's 1962 film 'Cavalcade of Surf'

Written by Andrea Kurland at 17:27 on July 29th, 2008 Comments (4)

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Bud Browne, the father of surf films, has died at the age of 96.

He passed away in his sleep Friday 25 July at his home in San Luis Obispo, reports the Los Angeles Times.

Credited as the pioneer of the surf film genre, Browne's contribution to the archives includes old-school classics "Trek to Makaha," "The Big Surf," "Surf Down Under," "Cat on a Hot Foam Board," "Surf Happy" and "Gun Ho!"

Browne's place in the history books will not go unnoticed. Least of all for the fact that he reached a ripe old surfing age just four years short of a century. Respect to that.

A celebration of Browne's life will be held at 7pm Aug 25 at Waimea Falls.

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Comments (4)

Does anyone know if you can buy any of Bud Browne's films on DVD?

max - July 31, 2008, 14:41 / Report abuse
Seems like Bud Browne on DVD is pretty hard to get hold of, however I did find this...
http://www.surfvideo.com/product_info.php?products_id=639

Huck - July 31, 2008, 18:04 / Report abuse
Hi Max,

Definitely check out 'Five Summer Stories'. Bud Browne did the cinematography for it. It's available from Amazon...
http://www.amazon.com/SVN-DVD-Five-Summer-Stories/dp/B000FCE2IY

Also if you haven't seen it, 'Big Wednesday' is a classic and features clips from 'Five Summer Stories'
http://www.amazon.com/Big-Wednesday-Jack-Bernardi/dp/B0000648ZP/ref=pd_sim_sg_4

Jake - August 1, 2008, 11:13 / Report abuse
Thanks for the info Jake, I'll be picking up a copy of Five Summer stories. Looks awesome!

max - August 1, 2008, 18:50 / Report abuse

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