Bill Curtis shares about his father, the late Ken Curtis, who passed away in January
By Michael Ireland
Senior Correspondent, ASSIST News Service
NASHVILLE, TN (ANS) -- Ken Curtis, one of America’s most talented Christian movie makers who specialized in featuring the stories of early Christian pioneers through an amazing collection of feature films, passed away on Monday, January 3, 2011, at 1:55 PM in Brookside Hospice house in Palm Harbor, Florida, after a long battle with cancer.
Ken CurtisCurtis, who also founded the Christian History Institute (www.christianhistorymagazine.org ), was beloved by everyone who knew him. Even during his darkest days as he battled cancer, that famous twinkle in his eyes was always there and he constantly had a word of encouragement when I would meet him at various events.
Now his son, Bill Curtis, has revealed what it was like to work with his father, even during the darkest days of his battle with cancer, and also about his assuming the mantle of leadership of Vision Video and Gateway Films, the work that his father began.
Speaking with ANS Founder, Dan Wooding, for his “Front Page Radio” show that was recorded during NRB 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, Bill Curtis talked movingly about his love and friendship with his extraordinary father.
Curtis is now the managing director of Vision Video and Gateway Films. His father was an unsung hero in the world of Christian films. He told Wooding about some of the projects he was involved with.
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