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Ron Josiah Taylor, AM (8 March 1934 – 9 September 2012) was a prominent Australian shark expert, as is his widow, Valerie Taylor. [1] [3] They were credited with being pioneers in several areas, including being the first people to film great white sharks without the protection of a cage .
Jul 27, 2021 · Skilled divers and well-known in their home country, the Australian couple Ron and Valerie Taylor set off to capture the footage that would be used in the climactic 1975 scene in which...
Valerie May Taylor AM (born 9 November 1935) is an Australian conservationist, photographer, and filmmaker, and an inaugural member of the diving hall of fame. With her husband Ron Taylor, she made documentaries about sharks, and filmed sequences for films including Jaws (1975).
On March 30, 1969, Ron and Valerie arrived in Durban, South Africa, to begin a six-month, 12,000-mile odyssey that Valerie describes as “the greatest adventure of my life.” The film project was Blue Water, White Death.
Jul 23, 2021 · Shark advocate Valerie Taylor, filmed underwater in 1975, taught herself how to scuba dive six decades ago. Ron & Valerie Taylor. It was at one of these contests that she met the man who...
Apr 29, 2022 · Valerie and Ron were known as the first divers to film great whites underwater without the protection of a cage. As Spielberg wanted the film shark to look huge – larger than any real creature – they filmed short men in half-sized diving cages.
Nov 25, 2019 · Valerie and her late husband, Ron Taylor, were among the first to explore the Great Barrier Reef on film. In 1967, the couple partnered with the Belgian Scientific Expedition and spent six...
