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George Butler who made Arnold Schwarzenegger a star in Pumping Iron dies aged 78
George Butler, co-director and filmmaker from Pumping Iron has died aged 78.Butler helped cement Arnold Schwarzenegger's fame with the movie which also led him to star in the Terminator movie and the rest was history.The documentary filmmaker passed away on October 21 of pneumonia at his home in Holderness, NH, his son has said.Butler was born in 1942 in Chester, England, and began his career as a stills photographer.He studied at the University of North Carolina, and later alongside Robert Fiore, he co-directed and produced Pumping Iron.The movie saw Schwarzenegger battle against Lou Ferrigno in a competition for the title of Mr Olympia.The documentary also helped introduce the bodybuilder to Hollywood and his film career was born.This is
