Carl Boenisch

Carl Boenisch

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1941-04-03
Deathday: 1984-07-07 (43 years old)

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Biography

Carl Ronald Boenish (April 3, 1941 – July 7, 1984), considered the father of modern BASE jumping, was an American freefall cinematographer, who in 1978 filmed the first jumps from El Capitan using ram-air parachutes. These jumps were repeated, not as a publicity exercise or as a movie stunt, but as part of the development of a recurring recreational activity. This approach defined modern BASE jumping. These were the jumps that popularized BASE jumping more widely among parachutists, likely because Boenish filmed them and presented the footage exceptionally well. Boenish also published BASE Magazine to promote safety in this new sport.


Boenish's cinematography work included the 1969 John Frankenheimer parachuting film classic The Gypsy Moths, starring Burt Lancaster and Gene Hackman, and a National Geographic Explorer segment on jumps from El Capitan.


His life and death is the subject of the 2015 documentary film, Sunshine Superman.

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Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1941-04-03

Deathday
1984-07-07 (43 years old)

Birth Place
New Castle, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America


This article uses material from Wikipedia.
Image credit: Grunertrond, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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