René Dahinden
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René Dahinden was a well-known Bigfoot
(Sasquatch) researcher.
Dahinden was born in Switzerland
but moved to Canada
in 1953, where he would live for the rest of his life. He became interested in the Bigfoot phenomenon shortly after arriving in Canada, and during the next few decades he conducted many field investigations and interviews throughout the Pacific Northwest
. Dahinden was a major advocate for the controversial Patterson-Gimlin film
, which was taken in 1967 and supposedly provides photographic evidence of Bigfoot. He also wrote a book, Sasquatch, which was published in 1973.
David Suchet's
French Canadian Bigfoot-hunting character in the 1987 film Harry and the Hendersons
is based on Dahinden. For a year, Dahinden acted as spokesman for Kokanee beer
, and appeared in commercials in Canada.
Dahinden died at approximately 8:40 p.m. PDT on April 18, 2001, in British Columbia.
Bigfoot
Bigfoot, also known as sasquatch, is an ape-like cryptid that purportedly inhabits forests, mainly in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. Bigfoot is usually described as a large, hairy, bipedal humanoid...
(Sasquatch) researcher.
Dahinden was born in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
but moved to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
in 1953, where he would live for the rest of his life. He became interested in the Bigfoot phenomenon shortly after arriving in Canada, and during the next few decades he conducted many field investigations and interviews throughout the Pacific Northwest
Pacific Northwest
The Pacific Northwest is a region in northwestern North America, bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west and, loosely, by the Rocky Mountains on the east. Definitions of the region vary and there is no commonly agreed upon boundary, even among Pacific Northwesterners. A common concept of the...
. Dahinden was a major advocate for the controversial Patterson-Gimlin film
Patterson-Gimlin film
The Patterson-Gimlin film is a famous short motion picture of an unidentified subject the film makers purported to be a "Bigfoot", that was supposedly filmed on October 20, 1967, by Roger Patterson and Robert Gimlin on the Klamath River outside of Orleans,...
, which was taken in 1967 and supposedly provides photographic evidence of Bigfoot. He also wrote a book, Sasquatch, which was published in 1973.
David Suchet's
David Suchet
David Suchet, CBE, is an English actor, known for his work on British television. He is recognised for his RTS- and BPG award-winning performance as Augustus Melmotte in the 2001 British TV mini-drama The Way We Live Now, alongside Matthew Macfadyen and Paloma Baeza, and a 1991 British Academy...
French Canadian Bigfoot-hunting character in the 1987 film Harry and the Hendersons
Harry and the Hendersons
Harry and the Hendersons is a 1987 American comedy film directed and produced by William Dear, and starring John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon, Lainie Kazan and Don Ameche. It is the story of a family's encounter with the cryptozoological creature Bigfoot...
is based on Dahinden. For a year, Dahinden acted as spokesman for Kokanee beer
Kokanee beer
Kokanee is a beer brewed at the Columbia Brewery in Creston, British Columbia. Columbia Brewery began brewing Kokanee lager in 1959 and was purchased by the Labatt Brewing Company in 1974.-The Beer:...
, and appeared in commercials in Canada.
Dahinden died at approximately 8:40 p.m. PDT on April 18, 2001, in British Columbia.
External links
- Obituary, written by Loren ColemanLoren ColemanLoren Coleman is an author of books on a number of topics, including cryptozoology, who was born in 1947 in Norfolk, Virginia and grew up in Decatur, Illinois.-Education:...