Henry Kaiser

By Evan Snider

Childhood

.The early years.

Born/raised

● Henry Kaiser was born on September 19th, 1952.

● He was raised in Oakland, California.

● His father, Henry J. Kaiser, made a wealthy fortune for the family by finding, Kaiser Permanente.

 

Childhood

● He didn't have family after age seven.● He enjoyed his childhood.● He did not have any siblings.

Schooling

● Mrs. Sullivan's Nursery School● Joaquin Miller Elementary School● Palo Alto Military Academy● Montera Jr. High● Robert Louis Stevenson School● Harvard University

Harvard University, Hartford, Massachusetts

Sports

● Henry didn't enjoy sports much.● He liked SCUBA diving and miniature golf.

Things to do (for fun)

● Read● Watch movies● Listen to music● Play music● Scuba dive● Freedive ● Play with dogs and cats● Spend time with friends

Music

● Learned to play guitar in college● Incorporates music in movies 

People that Inspired him

● Robert A. Heinlein● Nikola Tesla● Arthur C. Clarke● Samuel R. Delany

Robert A. Heinlein

Nikola TeslaArthur C. Clarke

Samuel R. Delany

An interesting fact...

● As a child he wanted to be a train engineer.● He journeyed to Madagascar to record 6

CDs!● Henry has been under the frozen cold ice

diving in Antarctica.● He performed many solo concerts in the

USA, Europe, and Japan!● Volume 2 of a world out of time was

nominated for a Grammy award!

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Career

Today

Movies that he has made

"Encounters at the End Of the World" (played at Osio Theater in Monterey).

Places he has been

Antarctica, Australia, Japan, Madagascar, South Africa, Canada, Sweden, Norway, New Zealand, France, England, Russia, Germany, Switzerland, Holland, Hong Kong, The Philippines, New Guinea, and Mexico.

Discoveries

One fish in Antarctica, but it is unnamed for now.

People that inspire him now

● Jerry Garcia● Akira Kurosawa● Derek Bailey● John Fahey

Akira Kurosawa John FaheyJerry Garcia Derek Bailey

Future known travels

● Going to study Korean music for the last two weeks of June.

● Going to Antarctica for the 10th time!

Everyday Life...

In the present!

Pets

Kida, Malamute dog, age 5Miso, cat, aged 16Rags, cat, aged 15

Residence

Henry Kaiser, currently lives in Bonny Doon in Santa Cruz County, California

Free time

● Likes to read● Watch movies● Listen to music● Play with pets

Someday he wants to...

● Go to Patagonia, (a tundra in Alaska) and dive with the whales.

 

Do you consider yourself an explorer or an adventurer?

"Neither, I consider myself an experimental improviser. I do experiments and I go places and I see what happens."  ~Henry Kaiser

Do you consider yourself an explorer or an adventurer? 

"Neither, I consider myself an experimental improviser. I do experiments and I go places and I see what happens."  ~Henry Kaiser