You likely know the wave called Bruce’s Beauties from that iconic scene in The Endless Summer. You remember the one: Mike Hynson and Robert August climbing a dune in coastal South Africa at Cape St.

For surf filmmaker Bruce Brown, the adventure of creating The Endless Summer began with the idea of chasing summer around the world in search of “The Perfect Wave.” Following a hot tip from his friend ...

LOS ANGELES — Bruce Brown, whose 1966 surfing documentary “The Endless Summer” molded the image of the surfer as a seeker of adventure and fulfillment and transformed the sport, has died. He was 80.