Garrett Brown

Early years

After his graduation from Haverford High School, he matriculated at Tufts University, where he met Al Dana. Together, they formed the folk duo Brown & Dana, and recorded the classic "It Was a Very Good Year", among others. Brown also attained a cult following for his radio advertisements with Anne Winn, especially for Molson Golden beer. Their witty repartee became a template for others.

Inventions Garrett Brown has invented multiple camera supports focusing mostly on camera stabilization.

Equipois: A mechanical arm for heavy equipment. FlyCam: A closed loop, stabilized tracking camera system. DiveCam: The first dropping vertical camera system. GoCam: The ultra-light high speed camera tracking system. MobyCam: The first submarine tracking camera system. SkyCam: The first suspended flying camera system. Steadicam: The original handheld stabilizing system. Steadicam Merlin: Next generation hand held Steadicam system. Steadicam Tango: A new Steadicam accessory for floor-to-ceiling boom range. SuperFlyCam: An ultralight stabilized 35mm wire-borne flying camera. Zeen: Elevating walker chair. http://gozeen.com/

Awards and recognitions 2013 – Joined the National Inventors Hall of Fame for his "Equipment for Use with Hand Held Motion Picture Cameras" Patent No. 4,017,168 the Steadicam® Camera Stabilizer. 2012 – Steadicam Guild Life Achievement Award.

Academy Award 2006 – Scientific and Engineering Award – For the original concept of the Skycam flying camera system - the first use of 3D volumetric cable technology for motion picture cinematography. 2001 – American Society of Cinematographers – President's Award 1999 – Technical Achievement Award – Shared with: Jerry Holway For the creation of the Skyman flying platform for Steadicam operators. 1978 – Academy Award of Merit – (The Cinema Products Corporation. Engineering Staff under the supervision of John Jurgens). For the invention and development of Steadicam.

Society of Camera Operators 2008 – Technical Achievement Award Shared with: Jerry Holway (inventor) (The Tiffen Company [us] (developer) ). For the Ultra2 Steadicam camera support system. 1998 – Historical Shot for: Bound for Glory (1976). 1992 – Technical achievement award Shared with: Ed Di Giulio (ceo Cinema Products) (Cinema Products (developer) ). For the Steadicam camera stabilizing system.

Nikola Tesla Satellite Award 2014 – For visionary achievement in filmmaking technology