Olympic filmmaker Bud Greenspan dies at 84 in NYC

NEW YORK (AP) -- The trailblazing filmmaker who spent decades documenting thestories of Olympic athletes has died.Bud Greenspanwas 84.

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Greenspan's companion Nancy Beffa says he died Saturday from complications ofParkinson's disease at his home in New York City.

The award-winning filmmaker was known for documentaries chronicling athletesand their stories at both Winter and Summer Olympics. Beffa said his most recent work dealt with the rough cuts of films from the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games.

The International Olympic Committee described Greenspan as"a true supporterof the Olympic Games and their values throughout his career."

A native New Yorker, Greenspan got his start in radio before turning tofilm.

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