Ricou Browning
Ricou Browning (wakababika pa February 16, 1930 - February 27, 2023) wakaŵa director, actor, producer, screenwriter, underwater cinematographer, na stuntman wa ku America. Wakumanyikwa chomene cifukwa ca milimo yake ya kunjilira pasi pa maji, comenecomene mu filimu ya mu 1954 yakucemeka Creature from the Black Lagoon, umo wakacitiranga munthu wakucemeka Gill-man pa nyengo ya vyakucitika vya pasi pa maji (Ben Chapman wakacitanga mulimo wa Creature pa caru capasi). Browning wakawoneseskaso pa vithuzithuzi vya pasi pa maji mu filimu ya Revenge of the Creature (1955) na The Creature Walks Among Us (1956). Browning wakapangaso Flipper pamoza na Jack Cowden, ndipo wakalongosora vigaŵa vinandi vya TV mu ma 1960.[1]
Browning wakayamba kuwoneska mafilimu na Salty (1973), iyo wakalemba pamoza na Cowden, ndipo wakalutizga kuwoneska Mr. Palije Malundi (1978). Browning ndiyo wakapangiska filimu ya Thunderball ya mu 1965, filimu yacinayi ya James Bond ya Eon Productions, kweniso filimu ya Bond ya Never Say Never Again (1983). Wakalongozgaso vithuzithuzi vya pasi pa maji mu mafilimu ghakusekeska gha Hello Down There (1969) na Caddyshack (1980). Browning wakababikira ku Florida, ndipo mu 2012 wakanjira mu Florida Artists Hall of Fame. Mu chaka cha 2019, wakalembeka mu Monster Kid Hall of Fame ya Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards.
Pambere wandafwe, Browning wakawonekanga nga ni munthu waumaliro uyo wakawoneleranga viŵanda vya pa TV.[2][3][4]
Umoyo Wakwambilira
Browning wakababikira ku Fort Pierce, Florida, pa Febuluwale 16, 1930. Iyo wakasambira vya maseŵero pa Florida State University..[5]
Ntchito
Browning wakamba kucita maseŵero gha mu maji, ndipo wakalutilira kupanga maseŵero agha. Browning wakagwiranga nchito ku Wakulla Springs mu vyaka vya m'ma 1940 ndipo wakasambira kuvina mu mafilimu gha pa maji agho ghakalembeka na Newt Perry, uyo pamanyuma wakatora Browning apo wakajura Weeki Wachee Springs.
Apo wakagwiranga nchito ku Wakulla Springs mu 1953, Browning wakapempheka kuti wawonelepo ŵanthu awo ŵakagwiranga nchito ya kupanga mafilimu. Browning wakati: "Munthu uyo wakapanganga vithuzi wakanipempha usange ningakwaniska kuskamba panthazi pa vithuzi kuti ŵawonenge umo munthu wakuwonekera na somba na utheka. Ntheura nkhacita nthena". Pakati pajumpha mazuŵa ghachoko waka, ŵanthu ŵakamupa ntchito ya Gill-man mu filimu ya Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954). Browning wakazomera, ndipo wakacitanga mulimo wa Gill-man mu vithuzithuzi vya pasi pa maji, apo Ben Chapman wakacitanga mulimo wa cinyama cakofya pa caru. Pa nyengo iyo ŵakacitiranga mafilimu agha, Browning wakaleka kuthuta kwa maminiti ghanayi. Browning wakawoneseskaso udindo wake pakuŵa Gill-man uyo wakaŵa pasi pa maji mu vigaŵa viŵiri, Revenge of the Creature (1955) na The Creature Walks Among Us (1956).
Browning wakalutilira kupanga mafilimu ndipo wakanjira mu studio ya Ivan Tors ku Florida, uko wakalemba na kupanga filimu ya Flipper ya mu 1963 (yakukhwaskana na dolfini wa mu mphuno ya botolo); Browning wakalongosoraso vithuzithuzi vya mu maji vya filimu iyi. Browning wakalutilira kulemba nkhani za pa TV za Flipper izo zikamba mu 1964. Wakalongozga mafilimu gha pasi pa maji mu Hello Down There (1969), ndipo wakalongozga filimu ya mbumba ya Salty (1973) na filimu ya Mr. Palije Malundi (1978). Wakagwiraso nchito nga ni director wa second unit, stunt coordinator na underwater sequence director pa mafilimu ghanandi, kusazgapo Thunderball (1965), Around the World Under the Sea (1966), Island of the Lost (1967), Caddyshack (1980), and Never Say Never Again (1983).
Umoyo na nyifwa
Browning wakaŵa na mwana mwanalume, Ricou Browning, Jr., uyo nayo ni mulaŵiliri wa mawoko gha ŵasilikari, wakuchita maseŵero, ndiposo wakuchita maseŵero ghakukhozga. Wakaŵa na ŵana ŵanakazi ŵatatu, Renee, Kelly, na Kim, kweniso ŵazukuru 10 na ŵazukuruŵana 11. Muwoli wake, Fran, wakafwa mu Malichi 2020.
Browning wakafwa pa nyumba yake ku Southwest Ranches, Florida, pa Febuluwale 27, 2023, apo wakaŵa na vyaka 93..[2][6]
Mafilimu ghakusankhika
Filimu
As actor/stuntman
Chaka | Mutu | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1954 | Creature from the Black Lagoon | Gill-man | Underwater scenes | [7] |
1954 | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea| data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | — | Stunt diver | [8][9] | |
1955 | Revenge of the Creature | Gill-man | Underwater scenes | [8] |
1956 | The Creature Walks Among Us | Gill-man | Underwater scenes | [8] |
1964 | Flipper's New Adventure | Dr. Burton | [10] |
As director/writer/stunt coordinator
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Stunt coordinator | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1963 | Flipper| style="background:#9EFF9E;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Second unit| style="background:#9EFF9E;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Co-writer| style="background:#9EFF9E;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes | Underwater scenes; co-wrote story with Jack Cowden; also associate producer | [11] | |||
1965 | Thunderball| style="background:#9EFF9E;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Second unit | style="background:#9EFF9E;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes | Underwater scenes | [8] | ||
1966 | Around the World Under the Sea| style="background:#9EFF9E;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Second unit | Diving sequences | [12] | |||
1967 | Island of the Lost| style="background:#9EFF9E;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Second unit | Underwater scenes | [13] | |||
1969 | Hello Down There| style="background:#9EFF9E;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Second unit | Underwater scenes | [14][15] | |||
1973 | Salty| style="background:#9EFF9E;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes| style="background:#9EFF9E;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Co-writer | Co-wrote with Jack Cowden | [16] | |||
1978 | Mr. No Legs| style="background:#9EFF9E;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes | [17] | ||||
1979 | Hot Stuff| style="background:#9EFF9E;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Second unit | [18] | ||||
1980 | Caddyshack| style="background:#9EFF9E;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Second unit | [16][19] | ||||
1980 | Raise the Titanic| style="background:#9EFF9E;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Second unit | [16][18] | ||||
1980 | Island Claws | style="background:#9EFF9E;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Co-writer | Co-wrote with Jack Cowden | [16][20] | ||
1981 | Nobody's Perfekt| style="background:#9EFF9E;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Second unit | [16] | ||||
1983 | Never Say Never Again| style="background:#9EFF9E;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Second unit | Underwater scenes | [8] | |||
1985 | The Heavenly Kid | style="background:#9EFF9E;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes | [18] | |||
1986 | Opposing Force | style="background:#9EFF9E;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Miami unit | [16] | |||
1988 | Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach| style="background:#9EFF9E;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Second unit | [18] |
Television
As actor/stuntman
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1958–1961 | Sea Hunt| data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | — | Second unit stunt double; 30 episodes | [21][22] | |
1960–1961 | The Aquanauts[lower-alpha 1]| data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | — | Stunt double | [18] | |
1964–1967 | Flipper | Water Skier/The Monster | 2 episodes: "Lifeguard" and "Flipper's Monster" | [12] |
As director
Year | Title | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1958–1961 | Sea Hunt | Underwater scenes; multiple episodes | [11] |
1964–1967 | Flipper | 37 episodes | [12] |
Vyakulemba
- ↑ Later known as Malibu Run.
Ukaboni
- ↑ Paietta, Ann C.; Kauppila, Jean L. (1994). Animals on Screen and Radio. Scarecrow Press. p. 301. ISBN 978-0810829398.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Squires, John (February 28, 2023). "Original 'Creature from the Black Lagoon' Performer Ricou Browning Has Passed Away". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
- ↑ Squires, John (October 3, 2018). "The Salem Horror Fest Kicks Off Tomorrow, So Be Sure to Get Tickets While You Can!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- ↑ Hamman, Cody (September 29, 2021). "Creature from the Black Lagoon: Ricou Browning in need of get well cards from fans". JoBlo.com. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- ↑ "Wet and Wild: Ricou Browning Will Always Be The Creature from the Black Lagoon". People. Vol. 41, no. 12. April 4, 1994. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ↑ Barnes, Mike (February 28, 2023). "Ricou Browning, the Gill-Man in 'Creature From the Black Lagoon,' Dies at 93". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
- ↑ Kinnard, Roy (1988). Beasts and Behemoths. Scarecrow Press. pp. 68–69. ISBN 978-0810820623.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Freese 2014, p. 30.
- ↑ Warren, Bill (1997). Keep Watching the Skies! American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties. McFarland & Company. p. 436. ISBN 9780786404797.
- ↑ "Flipper's New Adventure (1964) – Credits". TCM.com. Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 O'Barry, Richard; Coulbourn, Keith (2000). Behind the Dolphin Smile: A True Story That Will Touch the Hearts of Animal Lovers Everywhere. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 124. ISBN 978-1580631013.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Weaver, Tom; Schecter, David; Kronenberg, Steve (2018). The Creature Chronicles: Exploring the Black Lagoon Trilogy. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-1476673868.
- ↑ Maltin, Leonard (2012). Leonard Maltin's 2013 Movie Guide: The Modern Era. Plume. ISBN 978-0452298545.
- ↑ Cocchi, John (1991). Second Feature: The Best of the B's. Citadel Press/Carol Publishing Group. p. 212. ISBN 978-0806511863.
- ↑ Hollis, Tim (2006). Glass Bottom Boats & Mermaid Tails: Florida's Tourist Springs. Stackpole Books. p. 131. ISBN 978-0811732666.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 Weaver, Tom (2003). Double Feature Creature Attack: A Monster Merger of Two More Volumes of Classic Interviews. McFarland & Company. p. 108. ISBN 978-0786413669.
- ↑ Freese, Gene (2016). Richard Jaeckel, Hollywood's Man of Character. McFarland & Company. p. 134. ISBN 978-1476662107.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 Freese, Gene Scott (1998). Hollywood Stunt Performers: A Dictionary and Filmography of Over 600 Men and Women, 1922–1996. McFarland & Company. p. 26. ISBN 978-0786405114.
- ↑ Martin, Scott (2007). The Book of Caddyshack: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Greatest Movie Ever Made. Taylor Trade Publishing. pp. 126, 254. ISBN 978-1589793583.
- ↑ Albright, Brian (2012). Regional Horror Films, 1958–1990: A State-by-State Guide with Interviews. McFarland & Company. p. 194. ISBN 978-0786472277.
- ↑ Rizzo, Marian (July 18, 2013). "A Silver Springs story: Ricou Browning was the Creature". Star–Banner. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ↑ "Thrill of the Hunt". Diver Magazine. October 17, 2019. Archived from the original on October 25, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
Mabuku
- Freese, Gene Scott (2014). Hollywood Stunt Performers, 1910s–1970s: A Biographical Dictionary (second ed.). McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0786476435.
Vigaŵa vya kuwalo
- Ricou Browning at IMDb
- Ricou Browning at the TCM Movie Database
- Ricou Browning at AllMovie