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This is Your Life: Duke Kahanamoku (Father of Surfing)

Classic TV195724:49Public Domain
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About this film

This is Your Life: Duke Kahanamoku Hawaiian Olympic swimmer who won three gold and two silver medals. He is also considered the father of surfing due to his promotion of the sport, greatly increasing its popularity. First broadcast live on NBC TV on February 20th 1957.

Directors & creators

Ralph Edwards

Subjects

This is your life; Classic TV; Duke Kahanamoku; Olympics; swimmer; surfing; Surfer; Hawaiian;

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