Jonah J. "Bud" Greenspan (September 18, 1926 â€" December 25, 2010)
was a film director, writer, and producer known for his sports
documentaries. His distinctive appearance in later years included
wearing his large, dark-framed glasses atop his shaved head.Greenspan
was born in New York City. He overcame a lisp in adolescence and went
into sports broadcasting after graduating from New York University. In
1947 Greenspan became sports director at New York City's WMGM, at that
time the largest sports radio station in the US, when he was 21 years
old. When he left WMGM, Greenspan began contributing articles to
magazines while also producing television commercials.He dabbled in
documentary filmmaking in 1952, with The Strongest Man in the World, a
15-minute feature on weightlifter John Davis, but he began his
filmmaking career in earnest in 1964, accompanying Jesse Owens to West
Berlin to film Jesse Owens Returns to Berlin. In 1967, he formed his
own film company, Cappy Productions, Inc., with wife Cappy Petrash
Greenspan (deceased 1983). After his wife's death, Greenspan ran Cappy
Productions with his companion Nancy Beffa.
was a film director, writer, and producer known for his sports
documentaries. His distinctive appearance in later years included
wearing his large, dark-framed glasses atop his shaved head.Greenspan
was born in New York City. He overcame a lisp in adolescence and went
into sports broadcasting after graduating from New York University. In
1947 Greenspan became sports director at New York City's WMGM, at that
time the largest sports radio station in the US, when he was 21 years
old. When he left WMGM, Greenspan began contributing articles to
magazines while also producing television commercials.He dabbled in
documentary filmmaking in 1952, with The Strongest Man in the World, a
15-minute feature on weightlifter John Davis, but he began his
filmmaking career in earnest in 1964, accompanying Jesse Owens to West
Berlin to film Jesse Owens Returns to Berlin. In 1967, he formed his
own film company, Cappy Productions, Inc., with wife Cappy Petrash
Greenspan (deceased 1983). After his wife's death, Greenspan ran Cappy
Productions with his companion Nancy Beffa.
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