Vale - Ron Taylor AM ACS

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Ron Taylor AM ACS 1934 - 2012

It is our sad duty to advise you of the sad passing of Ron Taylor AM ACS,
legendary underwater cinematographer and conservationist who passed
away on Sunday, September 9, at a private hospital in Sydney after
developing acute myeloid leukemia in 2010.

Ron was a former champion spear fisherman and avid diver, who
eventually turned to conserving and filming marine life along with his wife
Valerie. Ron's first filming break was "Playing with Sharks'" for Movietone
News in 1962 for which he won the Britannia Award. This led to many
exciting underwater adventures for the Taylors - including the underwater
sequences for Steven Spielberg's "JAWS" in 1968, "Age of Consent" in 1969, "Taylor's Inner Space" 1972, "Orca" for Dino de Laurentis 1976 plus
many others - over 40 films in all.

For over 50 years Ron ventured underwater, and along with Valerie were
still active up to the time of his illness, spending many months each year
on expeditions to remote corners of the earth to continue filming the
wonders of the underwater world.

Ron is survived by his wife Valerie, with whom he worked for more than 40
years, conserving and filming sharks.

Ron Taylor was accredited with the letters ACS in 1967 and inducted into
the ACS Hall of Fame in 2011. He was a wonderful man, who possessed
an innate ability to communicate with all those who crossed his path. He
was a humanitarian, an innovative cinematographer who contributed so
much to the Australian film and television industry, and a true gentleman.

Ron Taylor AM ACS will be sadly missed by us all, and our collective
thoughts and prayers are with Valerie at this very sad time.

Ron Windon ACS – Historian
Ron Johanson ACS – National President



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