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Edward Irving "Ted" Griffin (born November 22, 1935) is an American former aquarium owner and entrepreneur who was the first man to ever swim with a killer whale in a public exhibition, with the whale named Namu.
- American
- Edward Irving Griffin, November 22, 1935 (age 87), Tacoma, Washington, USA
- Aquarium owner, entrepreneur
- Colorado College
Dec 13, 2018 · HOSTILE WATERS | Namu was Ted Griffin’s greatest prize, a live killer whale, put on display at Seattle’s waterfront. The orca’s journey from wild to captive would spark a worldwide...
Aug 20, 2023 · “It was easy,” remembered Ted Griffin, the man who first brought captive performing killer whales to the world, with his capture of Namu, a northern resident orca for his aquarium on the...
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Jan 1, 1999 · On July 27, 1965, the world's first captive orca whale arrives in Elliott Bay for display at the private Seattle Marine Aquarium on Pier 56. The massive whale had become entangled in fishing nets in Namu Bay, British Columbia, on June 25, and was later purchased by aquarium owner Ted Griffin and towed to Seattle in a floating pen.
Aug 19, 2021 · Many scripted interactions between Hank and Namu would be determined by Ted Griffin's actual experiences with the whale. In Rich Cove Griffin had progressed to getting Namu to perform specific maneuvers, swimming with the orca, and eventually riding on his back, clinging to the tall dorsal fin.
Word of the captive orca reached Seattle and a man named Ted Griffin. Griffin owned an aquarium on the waterfront, and had long been fascinated with whales.
Oct 1, 1982 · Author Ted Griffin's unusual quest, to befriend a killer what at a time when most people believed the worthless deadly predators, cause many to doubt his sanity. When no oceanarium would risk purchasing an orca accidentally captured by fishermen, Ted bought the 4 ton behemoth.
