Bud Browne, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Bud Browne

filmmaker

Date of Birth: 12-Jul-1912

Date of Death: 25-Jul-2008

Profession: film director

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Bud Browne (July 12, 1912 – July 25, 2008) was an American early pioneer surf film maker.
He was the first filmmaker to show surf movies commercially. Browne was captain of the swim team at the University of Southern California in 1933.
He learned to surf during his time in Venice, California.
He began filming surfing in the 1940s while visiting Hawaii.