Bud Greenspan

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Bud Greenspan (born September 18, 1926) is an eight-time Emmy Award-winning film director, writer, and producer. He specializes in Olympic films.

His film company, Cappy Productions, Inc., is located in New York City.

He has produced several Olympics-related productions, including 16 Days of Glory, Lillehammer, and Triumph and Tragedy.

Greenspan was awarded the Olympic Order in 1985 by International Olympic Committee President Juan Antonio Samaranch.

He also created Numero Uno, a series of vinettes of top Athletes around the world in 1982 that was broadcast on PBS.

[edit] Films

  • Athens, 2005
  • Whirlyway, 2005
  • 16 Days of Glory
  • Lillehammer
  • Seoul, 1988
  • King of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing, 2000
  • Last African Runner
  • Nagano '98 Olympics: Bud Greenspan's Stories of Honor and Glory, 1998
  • Salt Lake 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory, 2003
  • Bud Greenspan Presents: Michelle Kwan, 2002
  • Endurance, 1999
  • Atlanta's Olympic Glory, 1997
  • Barcelona '92: 16 Days of Glory, 1993
  • Calgary '88: 16 Days of Glory, 1989
  • 16 Days of Glory, 1985
  • Wilma, 1977
  • Jesse Owens Returns to Berlin, 1966

[edit] See also

  • Olympic films

[edit] External links

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