The hit 1966 surfing documentary immortalized the maverick California wave rider as an archetype of the footloose rebel surfer.
Author: Alex Williams
Rob Burrow, Rugby Star and A.L.S. Campaigner, Dies at 41
The “Mighty Atom” enjoyed a glittering professional career in Britain before gaining more acclaim for his charity efforts after a diagnosis of motor neuron disease.
Henry Rono, Record-Breaking Distance Runner From Kenya, Dies at 72
Twice denied Olympic glory by his nation’s boycotts of the Games, he wrote himself into track history in 1978 by breaking four records in just 81 days.
David Kirke, Who Made the First Modern Bungee Jump, Dies at 78
An Oxford-educated prankster as colorful as he was daring, he accidentally helped invent a new extreme sport in the 1970s.
Ales Pushkin, Dissident Artist in Belarus, Is Dead in Prison at 57
A “holy fool,” in his words, he railed against the repressive Lukashenko government, once with a pile of manure. He died under mysterious circumstances.
Hamish Harding, Explorer Who Knew No Bounds, Dies at 58 During Titanic Dive
An aviation tycoon who pushed the limits, he went to the depths of the ocean and the blackness of space before his fateful dive to the Titanic on Sunday.
Irma Capece Minutolo, Opera Singer and Partner to Exiled King, Dies at 87
A former Naples beauty queen, she became famous as the companion to the playboy Farouk I of Egypt, then carved out a successful opera career.
Pamela Kraft, 77, Dies; Arts Magnet and Champion of Indigenous Rights
She immersed herself in New York’s creative underground, then shifted to globetrotting activism for decades as the founder of Tribal Link.