| Name |
Bob Evans |
| Birth Year |
1928 |
| Death Year |
1976 |
| Country |
Unknown |
| Comments |
The father of Australian surf movies, Evans began his film career by bringing the US filmaker Bud Browne and his movies to Australia.
After successfully screening US surfmovies in rented halls and small cinemas, Evans made his first feature in 1960, going on to make a film a year for the rest of the decade.
While not the first person to make a surf movie in Australia (that honour goes to the '50s surfer/shaper Joe Larkin), Evans established the circuit that made it possible for others to make, distribute and exhibit their own films.
He also founded Surfing World magazine.
Filmography*:
Surf Trek to Hawaii. . . 1960
Midget Goes Hawaiian. . . 1961
Surfing the Southern Cross. . . 1962
Hawaiian Thrills. . . 1963
The Young Wave Hunters. . . 1964
Long Way Round. . . 1965
High On A Cool Wave. . . 1966
THe Way We Like It. . . 1967
Ride A White Horse. . . 1967 (rehash of old footage)
World Champion Wave Men. . . 1967 (short, as above)
Splashdown. . . 1968
Tracks. . . 1970
Family Free. . . 1971
Drouyn. . . 1974
*This filmography first published in 'Cinema Papers', March-April 1975, and researched by Phil Jarratt. |
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