Bud Greenspan
Bud Greenspan | |
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Born | New York City | September 18, 1926
Died | December 25, 2010 New York City | (aged 84)
Alma mater | New York University |
Known for | Sports documentaries, especially Olympics |
Awards | Lifetime Achievement Award (Directors Guild of America and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences), 1985 Olympic Order (International Olympic Committee) |
Jonah J. "Bud" Greenspan (September 18, 1926 – December 25, 2010) was an American film director, writer, and producer known for his sports documentaries.
Career
Greenspan was born in New York City. He overcame a lisp in adolescence and went into sports broadcasting after graduating from New York University.[1] In 1947 Greenspan became sports director at New York City's WMGM, at that time the largest sports radio station in the US, when he was 21 years old. When he left WMGM, Greenspan began contributing articles to magazines while also producing television commercials.
He dabbled in documentary filmmaking in 1952, with The Strongest Man in the World, a 15-minute feature on weightlifter John Davis, but he began his filmmaking career in earnest in 1964, accompanying Jesse Owens to West Berlin to film Jesse Owens Returns to Berlin. In 1967, he formed his own film company, Cappy Productions, Inc., with wife Cappy Petrash Greenspan (deceased 1983). After his wife's death, Greenspan ran Cappy Productions with his companion Nancy Beffa.
Several hour-long productions followed. Greenspan won his first Emmy for 1976's The Olympiad, 22 hour-long documentary
In addition to his prolific film work, Greenspan continued working in other media. He was a
Awards and recognition
Greenspan's work was recognized many times. He received Lifetime Achievement Awards from the
Greenspan received the
Death
Greenspan died of Parkinson's disease on Christmas Day 2010, at the age of 84 in New York City.[5]
Select filmography
- The Glory of Their Times (1971)
- The Olympiad (22-part series)[6]
- Jesse Owens Returns to Berlin (1966)
- The Decathlon (1975)
- The Incredible Five (1975)
- The Persistent Ones (1975)
- The Big Ones that Got Away (1975)
- The Australians (1975)
- Women Gold Medal Winners (1975)
- An Olympic Symphony (1976)
- The Soviet Athlete (1976)
- The East Europeans (1976)
- The 800 Meters (1976)
- The African Runners (1976)
- The Marathon (1979)
- The Magnificent Ones (1979)
- The Rare Ones (1979)
- They Didn't Have a Chance (1979)
- Great Moments at the Winter Games (1979)
- The 1500 Meters (1980)
- The Fastest Men in the World (1980)
- The East Germans (1980)
- The Immortals (1980)
- Those Who Endured (1980)
- Wilma or The Story of Wilma Rudolph (1977)
- Sports in America (1979)
- The Heisman Trophy Award Show (1981–1985)
- Time Capsule: The 1932 Los Angeles Olympics (1982)
- 16 Days of Glory/Los Angeles (1984)
- America at the Olympics (1984)
- Time Capsule: The 1936 Berlin Olympics (1986)
- For the Honor of Our Country (1987)
- 16 Days of Glory/Seoul (1988)
- An Olympic Dream (1988)
- The Golden Age of Sport (1988)
- 16 Days of Glory/Calgary (1988)
- 16 Days of Glory/Barcelona (1992)
- Mark Spitz Returns to Munich (1992)
- 16 Days of Glory/Lillehammer (1994)
- Atlanta's Olympic Glory (1996)
- 100 Years of Olympic Glory (1996)
- America's Greatest Olympians (1996)
- Real Athletes/Real History: History of African-Americans at the Olympics (1996)
- Nagano '98 (1998)
- Ageless Heroes (1998)
- Favorite Stories of Olympic Glory (2000)
- Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing (2000)
- Sydney 2000: Gold from Down Under (2001)
- The 1972 Munich Olympic Games: Bud Greenspan Remembers (2002)
- Bud Greenspan Presents Michelle Kwan (2002)
- Bud Greenspan's Favorite Stories of Winter Olympic Glory (2002)
- Salt Lake 2002: Bud Greenspan's Stories of Olympic Glory (2003)
- Whirlaway! (2005)
- Bud Greenspan's Athens 2004: Stories of Olympic Glory (2005)
- The First Miracle: 1960 U.S. Olympic Men's ice hockey Team (2006)[7]
- Bud Greenspan Presents: Torino 2006 Olympics (2007)
- Beijing 2008 America's Olympic Glory (2009)[8]
- A Time for Champions (2009)
- Bud Greenspan Presents: Vancouver 2010Stories of Olympic Glory (2011)
Awards
- 2006 Billie Award, Industry Leader[9]
References
- ^ Kupper, Mike (December 26, 2010). Bud Greenspan, Olympic documentarian, dies at 84. Los Angeles Times
- ^ The Peabody Award Archived December 9, 2006, at the Wayback Machine. Peabody. (2006) Accessed July 4, 2007.
- ^ cf. CNN Earns Prestigious Peabody Award for Hurricane Katrina Coverage. (April 5, 2006). Accessed July 4, 2007; Univision’s Kmex-Tv Awarded Prestigious Peabody Award for “El 15% De Los Estados Unidos” Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. (April 5, 2006). Accessed July 4, 2007.
- ^ Bud Greenspan: World-Renowned Olympic Filmmaker Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Nationwide Speakers. Accessed July 4, 2007.
- ^ "Filmmaker Bud Greenspan dies at 84". ESPN.com. ESPN.com news services. December 26, 2010. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
- ISBN 0-313-28477-6.
- ^ Filmography source: Bud Greenspan Presents Pride Over Prejudice: The Larry Doby Story. CBS Express. January 26, 2007. Accessed July 4, 2007.
- ^ Filmography source: "Home". Archived from the original on November 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-03. 2009
- ^ "The Billie Awards". women's sports foundation. Archived from the original on June 30, 2008. Retrieved May 26, 2008.
External links
- Bud Greenspan International Swimming Hall of Fame. (2006). Accessed July 4, 2007.
- Bud Greenspan to receive lifetime achievement award. (March 23, 2006). Emmy Online. Accessed July 4, 2007.
- Cappy Productions Homepage Archived November 29, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- Greenspan, Bud. (2003) Stories That Resonate And Why I Tell Them. Sundance. Accessed July 4, 2007.
- Speaker Biographies: Bud Greenspan. Goodman Speakers Bureau, Inc. Accessed July 4, 2007.
- Bud Greenspan Presents Pride Over Prejudice: The Larry Doby Story. January 26, 2007. Accessed July 4, 2007.
- Bud Greenspan at the Team USA Hall of Fame (archive July 20, 2023)
- Bud Greenspan at Olympedia
- Bud Greenspan at IMDb
- Bud Greenspan on Charlie Rose