Olympic filmmaker Bud Greenspan dies at 84 in NYC

Olympic filmmaker Bud Greenspan dies at 84 in NYC
The trailblazing filmmaker who spent decades documenting the stories of Olympic athletes has died. Bud Greenspan was 84. Greenspan's companion Nancy Beffa says he died Saturday from complications of Parkinson's disease at his home in New York City. The award-winning filmmaker was known for documentaries chronicling athletes and their stories at both Winter and Summer Olympics. Beffa said his most recent work dealt with the rough cuts of films from the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games. A native New Yo...

Olympic filmmaker Bud Greenspan dies at 84 in NYC
Bud Greenspan, the filmmaker whose documentaries often soared as triumphantly as the Olympic athletes he chronicled for more than six decades, died at his home in New York City. He was 84. He died Saturday from complications of Parkinson’s disease, companion Nancy Beffa said. Greenspan’s most recent work dealt with the rough cuts of films from the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games. The award-winning filmmaker unapologetically focused on both the large and small successes of the athletes i...

Olympic Filmmaker Bud Greenspan Dies At 84
Oh, to catch Bud Greenspan's eye and then turn up in one of his Olympic documentaries. For many athletes, from the famous to the obscure, the honor ranked just behind winning a medal. The filmmaker, whose riveting tales soared as triumphantly as the men and women he chronicled for more than six decades, died Saturday at his home in New York City of complications from Parkinson's disease, companion Nancy Beffa said. He was 84. "Bud was a storyteller first and foremost. He never lost his sense of ...

Bud Greenspan Dies: Olympic Filmmaker Dead At 84 In NYC
Oh, to catch Bud Greenspan's eye and then turn up in one of his Olympic documentaries. For many athletes, from the famous to the obscure, the honor ranked just behind winning a medal. The filmmaker, whose riveting tales soared as triumphantly as the men and women he chronicled for more than six decades, died Saturday at his home in New York City of complications from Parkinson's disease, companion Nancy Beffa said. He was 84. "Bud was a storyteller first and foremost. He never lost his sense o...

David Wallechinsky: Bud Greenspan, Olympic Filmmaker
Olympic filmmaker Bud Greenspan died in New York City, at age 84, on December 25, 2010, with his partner and business associate, Nancy Beffa, by his side. As the vice-president of the International Society of Olympic Historians, I had the honor of presenting Bud, during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, one of our awards, the Vikelas Plaque, for his contributions to Olympic History. As I said that day in Vancouver, it was I who felt honored to have the opportunity to express my appreciation ...

Olympics documentary filmmaker Bud Greenspan dies
Los Angeles | Sun Dec 26, 2010 3:44pm EST Los Angeles (Reuters) - Olympic Games documentarian Bud Greenspan, whose stirring portraits of athletic triumph helped define the modern games, died in New York on Saturday after a battle with Parkinson's disease, his film company said. He was 84. Greenspan uncovered the stories of hundreds of athletes, famous and obscure, ensuring that generations never forgot the perseverance that each of them displayed. Perhaps his most famous memorable story was o...

Olympic Filmmaker Bud Greenspan Dies
Film Director Bud Greenspan died at home in New York City on December 25, 2010. Prolific sports filmmaker Bud Greenspan died of Parkinson's disease at his New York City home on Christmas Day. He was 84. The New York Times reflects on his work, including the massive 1976 production 'The Olympiad', which stretches 22 hours and required years of research to tell stories of famous athletes and the lesser known. On Greenspan's website, a former U.S. Olympic spokesman says the filmmaker 'did more than...

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Olympics filmmaker Greenspan dies at 84
NEW YORK, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Award-winning Olympics documentarian Bud Greenspan has died at age 84, his companion Nancy Beffa said Sunday. Beffa, described the by the Los Angeles Times as Greenspan's business partner and longtime friend, said the filmmaker died Christmas Day at his home in New York, of complications from Parkinson's disease. Greenspan, in addition to being a larger-than-life character and the winner of eight Emmys and a Peabody Award, was also arguably the Olympics' No. 1 fan and ...

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