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]
Shark attackedit
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]
Music careeredit
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]
Referencesedit
^"Shark victim satisfactory". Canberra Times. 1 December 1964. p. 17. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
^"Untitled". Canberra Times. 7 January 1967. p. 8. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
^"Untitled". Canberra Times. 2 December 1964. p. 3. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
^"SHARK TAKES DIVER'S LEG". Canberra Times. 30 November 1964. p. 1. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
^ abCOLLINS, PETER (6 December 2014). "Witnesses recall Lady Julia Percy Island shark attack, 50 years on". The Standard. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
^ ab"Network 28". Canberra Times. 17 October 1983. p. 26. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
^"HE WANTS TO DIVE AGAIN!". Australian Women's Weekly. 16 December 1964. p. 15. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
^"COMFORT - Henri Bource's shark attack (1964)". The Daily Intelligencer. 2 December 1964. p. 1. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
^"Top 10 Shark Attack Stories". HowStuffWorks. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
^"SAVAGE SHADOWS (Part One)". John Harding. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
^"HENRI BOURCE (1935-1998) Great White Shark ate leg". John Harding. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
^Company, Broken Hill Proprietary; Productions, Henri Bource; Ltd, Esso Australia (1970), Reef of steel, [S.l.] : Made by Henri Bource Productions, retrieved 5 December 2017
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henri, bource, march, 1934, september, 1998, dutch, australian, scuba, diver, underwater, filmmaker, musician, shark, attack, survivor, lived, worked, australia, film, savage, shadows, recreated, scene, great, white, shark, removing, left, born, 1934, march, 1. 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 Henri BourceBorn 1934 03 25 25 March 1934Rotterdam NetherlandsDied4 September 1998 1998 09 04 aged 64 Melbourne Victoria AustraliaOccupation s Scuba diver filmmaker musicianKnown forSurvivor of a shark attackNotable workSavage Shadows Contents 1 Early life 2 Shark attack 3 Music career 4 ReferencesEarly life editBource 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 Shark attack editBource 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 Music career editBource 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 References edit Shark victim satisfactory Canberra Times 1 December 1964 p 17 Retrieved 5 December 2017 Untitled Canberra Times 7 January 1967 p 8 Retrieved 5 December 2017 Untitled Canberra Times 2 December 1964 p 3 Retrieved 5 December 2017 SHARK TAKES DIVER S LEG Canberra Times 30 November 1964 p 1 Retrieved 5 December 2017 a b COLLINS PETER 6 December 2014 Witnesses recall Lady Julia Percy Island shark attack 50 years on The Standard Retrieved 5 December 2017 a b Network 28 Canberra Times 17 October 1983 p 26 Retrieved 5 December 2017 HE WANTS TO DIVE AGAIN Australian Women s Weekly 16 December 1964 p 15 Retrieved 5 December 2017 COMFORT Henri Bource s shark attack 1964 The Daily Intelligencer 2 December 1964 p 1 Retrieved 5 December 2017 Top 10 Shark Attack Stories HowStuffWorks 2 May 2008 Retrieved 5 December 2017 SAVAGE SHADOWS Part One John Harding 27 October 2009 Retrieved 5 December 2017 Global Shark Attack File 1964 11 29 PDF HENRI BOURCE 1935 1998 Great White Shark ate leg John Harding 18 May 2016 Retrieved 5 December 2017 Company Broken Hill Proprietary Productions Henri Bource Ltd Esso Australia 1970 Reef of steel S l Made by Henri Bource Productions retrieved 5 December 2017 NFSA Title Details colsearch nfsa gov au Retrieved 5 December 2017 NFSA Title Details colsearch nfsa gov au Retrieved 5 December 2017 NFSA Title Details colsearch nfsa gov au Retrieved 5 December 2017 NFSA Name Details colsearch nfsa gov au Retrieved 5 December 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henri Bource amp oldid 1168773729, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
