Bud Greenspan
Olympic Documentary Filmmaker, 1984-2010 Emmy and Peabody Award Winner
Athlete Bio#
Age
Died (Aged 84)
1926-2010
Hometown
New York, NY
Education
New York University
Personal
Son of Benjamin and Rachel Greenspan...Chronicled sporting events for more than 60 years...Documented every Olympic Games and Olympic Winter Games beginning in 1984 until 2010...First covered the Olympic Games as a sports journalist and radio reporter in 1948...His first feature-length Olympic documentary, “Jesse Owens Returns to Berlin,” was filmed in 1964...Author of several books, including “100 Greatest Moments in Olympic History” and “Frozen in Time: The Greatest Moments at the Winter Olympics”...Honored with eight Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award, as well as lifetime achievement awards from the Directors Guild of America and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences...Was inducted into the International Olympic Committee’s Olympic Order.Hall Of Fame Bio #
Bud Greenspan was a filmmaker, writer and producer who documented every Olympic Games from 1984 to 2010. Born in New York, New York, Greenspan was one of four children and grew up in Manhattan. He attended New York University and worked at WMGM Radio before serving as an Army intelligence officer in World War II. After returning from war, Greenspan returned to the radio station and became its sports director. His first film was a 15-minute documentary on U.S. Olympic weightlifter John Davis, whom he met at while working as an extra in the Metropolitan Opera chorus. Greenspan would go on to have a long and prolific career in filmmaking, forming a production company and winning eight Emmy Awards over 60 years. He also authored several books, including “100 Greatest Moments in Olympic History” in 1995 and “Frozen in Time: The Greatest Moments at the Winter Olympics” in 1997.
