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Bud Browne(1912-2008)

  • Director
  • Additional Crew
  • Cinematographer
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Bud Browne was born on 14 July 1912 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Cavalcade of Surf (1962), Gun Ho! (1963) and Trek to Makaha (1956). He died on 25 July 2008 in San Luis Obispo, California, USA.
BornJuly 14, 1912
DiedJuly 25, 2008(96)
BornJuly 14, 1912
DiedJuly 25, 2008(96)
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Known for

Cavalcade of Surf (1962)
Cavalcade of Surf
  • Director
  • 1962
Gun Ho! (1963)
Gun Ho!
  • Director
  • 1963
Trek to Makaha
  • Director
  • 1956
The Big Surf (1957)
The Big Surf
  • Director
  • 1957

Credits

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Director



  • Surfing the '50s (1994)
    Surfing the '50s
    Video
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Going Surfin' (1973)
    Going Surfin'
    • Director
    • 1973
  • You'll Dance in Tahiti (1967)
    You'll Dance in Tahiti
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Locked in! (1964)
    Locked in!
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Gun Ho! (1963)
    Gun Ho!
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Cavalcade of Surf (1962)
    Cavalcade of Surf
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Spinning Boards (1961)
    Spinning Boards
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Surf Happy (1960)
    Surf Happy
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Cat on a Hot Foam Board (1959)
    Cat on a Hot Foam Board
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Surf Down Under (1958)
    Surf Down Under
    • Director
    • 1958
  • The Big Surf (1957)
    The Big Surf
    • Director
    • 1957
  • Trek to Makaha
    • Director
    • 1956
  • Hawaiian Surfing Movie
    • Director
    • 1955
  • Hawaiian Holiday
    • Director
    • 1954
  • Hawaiian Surfing Movie
    • Director
    • 1953

Additional Crew



  • Laird Hamilton in Riding Giants (2004)
    Riding Giants
    7.8
    • source: historical surf film
    • 2004
  • Surfing the '50s (1994)
    Surfing the '50s
    Video
    • presenter
    • 1994
  • Big Wednesday (1978)
    Big Wednesday
    7.1
    • surfing photography consultant
    • 1978
  • You'll Dance in Tahiti (1967)
    You'll Dance in Tahiti
    • presenter
    • 1967
  • Locked in! (1964)
    Locked in!
    • presenter: USA
    • 1964
  • Gun Ho! (1963)
    Gun Ho!
    • presenter
    • 1963
  • Spinning Boards (1961)
    Spinning Boards
    • presenter
    • 1961
  • Surf Happy (1960)
    Surf Happy
    • presenter
    • 1960
  • Cat on a Hot Foam Board (1959)
    Cat on a Hot Foam Board
    • presenter
    • 1959
  • The Big Surf (1957)
    The Big Surf
    • presenter
    • 1957
  • Trek to Makaha
    • presenter
    • 1956
  • Hawaiian Surfing Movie
    • presenter
    • 1955
  • Hawaiian Holiday
    • presenter
    • 1954
  • Hawaiian Surfing Movie
    • presenter
    • 1953

Cinematographer



  • Five Summer Stories (1972)
    Five Summer Stories
    8.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 1972
  • Waves of Change (1970)
    Waves of Change
    • Cinematographer
    • 1970
  • Gun Ho! (1963)
    Gun Ho!
    • Cinematographer
    • 1963
  • Cavalcade of Surf (1962)
    Cavalcade of Surf
    • photographed by
    • 1962

Personal details

  • Born
    • July 14, 1912
    • Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • July 25, 2008
    • San Luis Obispo, California, USA
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    • 2 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Inducted into the Huntington Beach Surfing Walk of Fame in 1996.
  • Nicknames
    • The Father of Surf Films
    • Barracuda

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