Ski film pioneer Dick Barrymore dies

By Published On: August 4th, 2008Comments Off on Ski film pioneer Dick Barrymore dies

Dick Barrymore, an innovative ski film pioneer and a member of the U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame, died Aug. 1 at his home in Sun Valley, Idaho.
DICK BARRYMORE, an innovative ski film pioneer and a member of the U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame, died Aug. 1 at his home in Sun Valley, Idaho.
    The Idaho Mountain Express reported that Barrymore’s death was from brain cancer. He was 74.     
    Born in 1933 in California, Barrymore became one of a small group of ski filmmakers who traversed the U.S. for many years—showing and personally narrating their films with wit and humor at ski clubs, and in school auditoriums and movie houses. In 1960, he began his career as a ski filmmaker at the Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, Calif. He also covered the rise of freestyle skiing in the U.S.
    His longer movies included Ski West Young Man, Wild Skis, and The Last of the Ski Bums. Barrymore also wrote "Breaking Even," his story of his life making ski films.
    Barrymore was enshrined in the U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame in 2000.
    A private family service is set for Thursday, Aug. 7. A public celebration of Barrymore’s life is planned for Oct. 21, with details to be announced later.

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