Henri Bource | |
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Born | |
Died | 4 September 1998 | (aged 64)
Occupation(s) | Scuba diver, filmmaker, musician |
Known for | Survivor of a shark attack |
Notable work | Savage Shadows |
Henri Bource (25 March 1934 – 4 September 1998) was a Dutch-Australian scuba diver, underwater filmmaker, musician and shark attack survivor who lived and worked in Australia. [1] [2] [3] [4] In his film Savage Shadows, he recreated the scene of a great white shark removing his left leg. [5]
Bource was born in Rotterdam and emigrated to Australia as a teenager in 1954. [6] He learned to use an aqualung with his father [7] and trained as a graphic artist. [6]
Bource was attacked by what is believed to have been a 2.4 metre long great white shark off Lady Julia Percy Island in Australia in November 1964. He was 29 years old at the time, [8] and was living in Hawthorn East. He lost his left leg but survived the attack and went on to retell the story in his 1969 documentary film, Savage Shadows. [5] [9] [10] [11] He continued to dive, wearing a modified diving fin on the stump of his left leg. [12] During the 1970s he made a short film for BHP and Esso called Reef of Steel [13] and appeared in Island Treasure in 1981. [14] He was interviewed at various times about his shark attack, including by Peter Luck in 1979. [15]
Bource was a saxophonist and band leader of the Henri Bource Allstars. [16] He also played with the Thunderbirds (1960–62), The Planets and The Johnny Donohue Quartet. [17]
Henri Bource | |
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Born | |
Died | 4 September 1998 | (aged 64)
Occupation(s) | Scuba diver, filmmaker, musician |
Known for | Survivor of a shark attack |
Notable work | Savage Shadows |
Henri Bource (25 March 1934 – 4 September 1998) was a Dutch-Australian scuba diver, underwater filmmaker, musician and shark attack survivor who lived and worked in Australia. [1] [2] [3] [4] In his film Savage Shadows, he recreated the scene of a great white shark removing his left leg. [5]
Bource was born in Rotterdam and emigrated to Australia as a teenager in 1954. [6] He learned to use an aqualung with his father [7] and trained as a graphic artist. [6]
Bource was attacked by what is believed to have been a 2.4 metre long great white shark off Lady Julia Percy Island in Australia in November 1964. He was 29 years old at the time, [8] and was living in Hawthorn East. He lost his left leg but survived the attack and went on to retell the story in his 1969 documentary film, Savage Shadows. [5] [9] [10] [11] He continued to dive, wearing a modified diving fin on the stump of his left leg. [12] During the 1970s he made a short film for BHP and Esso called Reef of Steel [13] and appeared in Island Treasure in 1981. [14] He was interviewed at various times about his shark attack, including by Peter Luck in 1979. [15]
Bource was a saxophonist and band leader of the Henri Bource Allstars. [16] He also played with the Thunderbirds (1960–62), The Planets and The Johnny Donohue Quartet. [17]