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Title: The real Croc hunter died today
Post by: Freuds_Cat on September 23, 2010, 12:39:12 AM

While Steve Irwin became famous as the Croc hunter via US television most Australians had never heard of him. He really rose to prominence for Australians in the same way that Jimi Hendrix did to Americans, by becoming famouse somewhere else first.

With that in mind the real "barefoot bushman" Crocodile hunter as I was growing up and right through until Irwins "Opera W" style persona became known was Malcolm Douglas He apparently started making doco's way back in the year of my birth (1964). He made very under produced honest film with very little hype.

Today he died after the vehicle he was driving hit a tree.
A true crusader for things that we now consider needing to be preserved before it was fashionable or cool to do so.


(http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201009/r644011_4481844.jpg)

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/23/3019731.htm (http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/23/3019731.htm)

Title: Re: The real Croc hunter died today
Post by: nofi on September 23, 2010, 06:40:47 AM

what a great story.

Title: Re: The real Croc hunter died today
Post by: birdie on September 23, 2010, 08:29:12 AM

RIP. The world desperately needs people like that.

Title: Re: The real Croc hunter died today
Post by: Dave W on September 23, 2010, 11:15:07 AM

That's too bad. Nice story, sounds like he was quite a guy.

Title: Re: The real Croc hunter died today
Post by: Highlander on September 23, 2010, 11:17:39 AM

We certainly need more people like him... RIP

(is it me or under that beard does he bear more than a passing resemblance to Chips Rafferty...?)

Title: Re: The real Croc hunter died today
Post by: lowend1 on September 25, 2010, 03:08:06 PM

Y'mean it's not Paul Hogan? ???