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Grizzly Man: Directed by Werner Herzog. With Werner Herzog, Carol Dexter, Val Dexter, Sam Egli. A devastating and heart-rending take on grizzly bear activists Timothy Treadwell and Amie Huguenard, who were killed in October of 2003 while living among grizzly bears in Alaska.
Jan 3, 2004 · In what his father, Valentine Dexter, called the start of a downward spiral, Tim injured his back while diving, lost his scholarship and dropped out in 1977 before starting his junior year.
- Who Is Timothy Treadwell?
- Early Life
- Career
- Personal Life
- Death
Timothy Treadwell was an environmental activist, who had recorded his13year-long expedition with the wildlife of grizzly bears in the Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. Treadwell came from a middle-class family of Long Island. He migrated to California after high school and became interested in acting. After being unsuccessful in acting, he...
Timothy Treadwell, originally Timothy William Dexter, was born on 29 April 1957 in Long Island, New York, to Carol Dexter and Val Dexter. He was the third of his five siblings. Treadwell was a diving champion in high school and had also received a swimming scholarship for college education. But he moved to California at 19 to pursue something other...
Treadwell was an animal lover from a young age. Upon his friend's advice, he flew to Alaska to see bears. Treadwell used to act like grizzly bears in his childhood whenever he was terrified. So, when he saw a grizzly bear for the first time on his initial expedition to Alaska in 1989, he fell in love with them. His affection for bears made him stay...
Treadwell was in a relationship with Jewel Palovak, who co-authored his memoir about his experience in Alaska. After breaking up with Palovak, he met Amie Huguenard in 1996. Treadwell met Huguenard in Boulder, Colorado, in 1996 at a photo presentation and talk he delivered on the University of Colorado. She was enthralled by his dedication and enth...
Treadwell's final expedition in Alaska was in late September 2003, with his then-girlfriend Huguenard. At 2 p.m. of 6 October 2003, bodily remains of Treadmill and Huguenard were found near their campsite. Upon autopsy of the grizzly bear, which was shot by the state troopers while collecting the duo's remains, it was found that the contents in the...
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1990–2003. Timothy Treadwell (born Timothy William Dexter; April 29, 1957 – October 5, 2003) was an American bear enthusiast, environmentalist, documentary filmmaker, and founder of the bear-protection organization Grizzly People. He lived among coastal brown bears ( Ursus arctos horribilis) in Katmai National Park, Alaska, for 13 summers.
Childhood & Early Life. Timothy Treadwell was born Timothy William Dexter, on April 29, 1957, in Long Island, New York, to Carol and Val Dexter. He was born into a middle class family and was one among five children in the family. While growing up, he was an athletic young man and was a part of the Connetquot High School’s diving team.
Nov 21, 2007 · Timothy Treadwell immersed himself in the habitat and world of bears; it proved to be his undoing. 2005's Grizzly Man, narrated and directed by famed German director Werner Herzog, profiles Treadwell's adventurous life and horrifying death at the hands of the very bears he sought to protect. He was an idealistic and self-styled savior of bears ...
Feb 14, 2024 · Timothy Treadwell was born Timothy William Dexter, on April 29, 1957, in Long Island, New York, to Carol and Val Dexter. He was born into a middle-class family and was one among five children in the family. While growing up, he was an athletic young man and was a part of the Connetquot High School’s diving team.
