R.I.P. Bud Browne, ‘Father of Surf Films’

Travel Blog • Jim Benning • 07.29.08 | 12:25 PM ET

He was 96 years old, the Los Angeles Times reports, and his work inspired many surf filmmakers, including Bruce Brown, creator of the wanderlust-inducing surf-travel classic, “The Endless Summer.”

Jim Benning is the editor and co-founder of World Hum.

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