Etan Boritzer
Etan Boritzer( born 1950) is an American writer of children ’s literature who is best known for his book" What is God?" first published in 1989.
His best selling" What is?" illustrated children's book series on character education and difficult subjects for children is a popular teaching guide for parents, teachers and child- life professionals.
Boritzer gained national critical acclaim after" What is God?" was published in 1989 although the book has caused controversy from religious fundamentalists for its universalist views.
The other current books in the" What is?" series include
What is Love?,
What is Death?,
What is Beautiful?,
What is Funny?,
What is Right?,
What is Peace?,
What is Money?,
What is Dreaming?,
What is a Friend?,
What is True?,
What is a Family?,
What is a Feeling?"
The series is now also translated into 15 languages.
Boritzer was first published in 1963 at the age of 13 when he wrote an essay in his English class at Wade Junior High School in the Bronx, New York on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
His essay was included in a special anthology by New York City public school children compiled and published by the New York City Department of Education.
Boritzer now lives in Venice, California and maintains his publishing office there also.
He has helped numerous other authors to get published through" How to Get Your Book Published!" programs.
Boritzer is also a yoga teacher who teaches regular classes locally and guest- teaches nationally.
He is also recognized nationally as an erudite speaker on" The Teachings of the Buddha."
Bruce Brown
Bruce Alan Brown (December 1, 1937 – December 10, 2017) was an American documentary film director, known as an early pioneer of the surf film.
He was the father of filmmaker Dana Brown.
Theodred II (Bishop of Elmham)
Theodred II was a medieval Bishop of Elmham.
The date of Theodred's consecration unknown, but the date of his death was sometime between 995 and 997.
The Endless Summer
The Endless Summer is a seminal surf movie released in 1966, after a limited showing in 1964.
Filmmaker/narrator Bruce Brown follows two surfers, Mike Hynson and Robert August, on a surfing trip around the world.
Despite the balmy climate of their native California, cold ocean currents make local beaches inhospitable during the winter.
They travel to the coasts of Australia, New Zealand, Tahiti, Hawaii, Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa in a quest for new surf spots and introduce locals to the sport.
Other important surfers of the time, such as Miki Dora, Phil Edwards and Butch Van Artsdalen also appear.
Its title comes from the idea, expressed at both the beginning and end of the film, that if one had enough time and money it would be possible to follow the summer up and down the world (northern to southern hemisphere and back), making it endless.
The concept of the film was born through the suggestion of a travel agent to Bruce Brown during the planning stages of the film.
The travel agent suggested that the flight from Los Angeles to Cape Town, South Africa and back would cost $50 more than a trip circumnavigating the world.
After which, Bruce came up with the idea of following the summer season by traveling up and down the world.
The narrative presentation eases from the stiff and formal documentary of the 1950s and early 1960s to a more casual and fun-loving personal style filled with sly humor.
The surf rock soundtrack to the film was provided by The Sandals.
The "Theme to the Endless Summer" was written by Gaston Georis and John Blakeley of the Sandals.
It has become one of the best known film themes in the surf movie genre.
When the movie was first shown, it encouraged many surfers to go abroad, giving birth to the "surf-and-travel" culture, with prizes for finding "uncrowded surf", meeting new people and riding the perfect wave.
It also introduced the sport, which had become popular outside of Hawaii and the Polynesian Islands in places like California and Australia, to a broader audience.
Thomas Scott (diver)
Thomas Scott( 1907- date of death unknown) was an English diver.
Pat O'Connell (surfer)
Patrick O'Connell( born 1971) is a surfer and star alongside Robert" Wingnut" Weaver in Bruce Brown's" The Endless Summer II".
Dana Brown
Dana Brown( born December 11, 1959 in Dana Point, California) is an American surfer and filmmaker, and is the oldest son of filmmaker Bruce Brown.
His films include" The Endless Summer Revisited"( 2000) which is made up of unused footage from" The Endless Summer"( 1964) and" The Endless Summer II"( 1994), as well as some original interviews with the stars of those films.
His first all- original film was" Step Into Liquid"( 2003) followed by a documentary on the Baja 1000 titled" Dust to Glory"( 2005).
In 2009, he debuted a new film called" Highwater" during the 100th anniversary of the Santa Monica Pier; the film follows life on the North Shore and the surfers who compete in the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing.
In 2014, the movie" On Any Sunday, The Next Chapter" continues the saga of motocross documentaries which began with the 1972 Academy Award for Documentary Feature nominated film" On Any Sunday"( 1971).
The Endless Summer II
The Endless Summer II is a 1994 film directed by Bruce Brown and is a sequel to his 1966 film" The Endless Summer".
In" The Endless Summer II", surfers Pat O'Connell and Robert" Wingnut" Weaver retrace the steps of Mike Hynson and Robert August.
It shows the growth and evolution of the surfing scene since the first film, which presented only classic longboard surfing.
O'Connell rides a shortboard, which was developed in the time between the two movies, and there are scenes of windsurfing and bodyboarding.
The film illustrates how far surfing had spread, with footage of surf sessions in France, South Africa, Costa Rica, Australia, Bali, Java, and even Alaska.
It also has a brief cameo appearance by morey surfer Felipe Zylbersztajn, Steve Irwin, and Mary, a crocodile from Irwin's Australia Zoo.
In 2003, Dana Brown, Bruce's son, made what is seen as the" third movieStep into Liquid".
It follows the evolution of surfing over the last 10 – 15 years from shortboarding to tow- in surfing.
Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.
Robert August
Robert August( born 1945) is an American surfer and surfboard shaper.
Raised in Seal Beach, California, he attended Huntington Beach High School where he was ASB President his senior year.
He is most famous as one of the subjects of Bruce Brown's 1966 surf documentary" The Endless Summer", along with his friend Mike Hynson.
The film follows the two around the world pursuing their hobby during the California offseason, meeting other surfers and discussing surf culture.
August picked up surfing in the 1950s, when the sport's popularity had just begun to grow.
His father, Blackie August, was also a noted surfer.
His enthusiasm and his involvement in" The Endless Summer" influenced the growth of the sport over the following decades.
His surfboards are sold under the Robert August Surfboards brand and are produced by Surftech, a company that manufactures lightweight epoxy surfboards.
He continues to travel the world promoting surfing, and in 1994, he was involved in the filming of" The Endless Summer II", in which surfers Pat O'Connell and Robert" Wingnut" Weaver retrace the places visited by August and Hynson thirty years earlier.
He took part in the film" Step into Liquid".

Question: When did the director of film The Endless Summer die?
Answer: December 10, 2017