The system was used extensively on Stanley Kubrick's 1980 classic horror film The Shining, starring Jack Nicholson.
A member of the American Society of Cinematographers and the Directors Guild of America, Garrett Brown was recipient of an Oscar for Scientific or Technical Achievement from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and an Emmy Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for his invention of the Steadicam.
After his graduation from Haverford High School, he matriculated at Tufts University, where he met Al Dana.
Together, they formed the folk duo Brown & Dana, and recorded the classic "It Was a Very Good Year", among others.
[5][6] Brown also attained a cult following for his radio advertisements with Anne Winn, especially for Molson Golden beer.