Tim Ryan, a former Honolulu Star-Bulletin reporter who additionally reported on Hawaii’s movie and tv business for Selection, died June 20 in West Seattle, Washington after a protracted sickness. He was 80.
Ryan was the Star-Bulletin’s senior leisure author from 1984 to 2006 and reported on movie and tv productions in Hawaii and on native and visiting celebrities.
After leaving the newspaper, Ryan turned the Hawaii movie and tv correspondent for Selection, and in addition wrote for the Hollywood Reporter, Folks, Newsweek, and Islands journal, the place he was a contributing editor.
For Selection, Ryan wrote in regards to the Maui Movie Pageant, the Hawaii Movie Pageant, and the increase in filming with reveals like “Lost” and “North Shore” capturing within the Aloha state. He additionally wrote obituaries for Hawaiian music figures comparable to Don Ho’s mom, Jerry Byrd and Del Courtney in addition to “Hawaii Five-O” actor Kam Fong.
Ryan was born in Hollywood. His father was Timothy Thomas Ryan, whose lengthy leisure profession included performing in “From Here to Eternity,” the 1953 movie traditional about army life in Hawaii earlier than the assault on Pearl Harbor.
Ryan was an avid surfer in Hawaii and later in Washington after transferring to the mainland in 2013. He’s survived by his spouse of 43 years, Nancy Wilcox, and daughter Carly, each of West Seattle. They are going to unfold Ryan’s ashes at his favourite surf spots.
