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Christine Reid

1906 – 1990

American mountaineer and filmmaker

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Lived 1906 – 1990 (aged 83). Christine Reid was an American mountaineer and documentary filmmaker.

Christine Lincoln Reid (May 8, 1906 - May 4, 1990) was a mountaineer and filmmaker, the first woman to climb Mount Columbia in Canada. Reid started mountain climbing in her early 20s. Her early ascents included Assiniboine and the Grand Teton.

She was also an early film maker and documentarian. Her 16mm silent film "Klettershuh: Climbing in the Dolomites" was featured at the Tenth Annual Little Movie Party in 1939 at the Barbizon-Plaza Theatre, in New York, NY. Another silent film, "Fundamentals of Skiing" showed a man demonstrating skiing basics at the foot of the Matterhorn in Zermatt, Switzerland while title cards give added explanation and instruction.

Reid was on the editorial board of Appalachia. She wrote for the American Alpine Journal, the Boston Transcript and the Boston Globe. She helped develop the New England chapter of the Explorer's Club and was a member of the Women's Travel Club and trustee of the American Alpine Club Research Fund.

Personal life Reid was born on May 8, 1906, to William Thomas Reid Jr. and Christine William Lincoln. Reid married Philip Dana Orcutt in 1941. The marriage ended in divorce in 1955.

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Who was Christine Reid?

American mountaineer and filmmaker (1906-1990)

When was Christine Reid born?

Christine Reid was born on 8 May 1906 in Belmont.

When did Christine Reid die?

Christine Reid died on 4 May 1990 in Buzzards Bay.

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Christine Reid was a mountaineer and documentary filmmaker.

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Christine Reid was American.

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· Wikipedia: Christine Reid

· Wikidata: Q61050001

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