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How Did Ron Taylor Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 78
Also known asRonald Josiah TaylorGenderMaleBorn08/03/1934Born inSydney, New South Wales, AustraliaDied09/09/2012 (aged 78)Died inSydneyCauseacute myeloid leukemiaWikidataQ15613448 ↗TMDb#1223613 ↗

Ronald Josiah Taylor, was an Australian shark expert, as is his widow, Valerie Taylor. 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. Their expertise has been called upon for films such as Jaws, Orca and Sky Pirates.

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Filmography5 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2021Playing with SharksMovieSelf (archive footage)87
2009The Shark Is Still WorkingMovieSelf75
2008Untamed & UncutSeriesSelf - Diver74
1995The Making of 'Jaws'MovieSelf61
1993Blue WildernessSeriesSelf59