Commander Karl E. Stein, a travel filmmaker, explorer and mariner who raced sailboats on Lake Michigan well into his 90s has died. He was 102.
Archive for the ‘Obituaries’ Category
February 8th, 2010
Jeanne Porterfield Dies
Jeanne Porterfield, noted travel writer and former filmmaker, died at her Manhattan home Jan. 15 after a long illness. She was half of the popular filmmaking team of Jeanne Porterfield and Lisa Chickering, active on the travel film circuit in the 1960s through the early ‘80s. Lisa was at her side when she died.
February 2nd, 2010
Filmmaker John Holod on Rocky Mountain Roll
John Holod, award-winning Travel Adventure filmmaker, marks two decades as a producer with the release of his high definition The Great Rocky Mountain RV Adventure—Part One. You could call him the Poster Boy of the RV world.*
September 30th, 2009
Legendary Bill Stockdale Dies
William Stockdale, a film artist whose whimsical sense of humor delighted audiences in North America for a half century, is dead at 91. He passed away peacefully at his home Sept. 15.
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