Michael Hynson, co-star of the definitive surf movie “The Endless Summer,” died Friday ... He signed up Hynson and Robert August for a monthslong tour of beaches in Australia, Tahiti, Ghana ...

La Jolla surfer Mike Hynson (right) is pictured with Robert August in the film “The Endless Summer.” (Courtesy of Pete Townend) Hynson had worked with Brown on some shorter films. When Brown ...

Image Hynson, right, with his fellow surfer Robert August ... of “The Endless Summer” attracted lines around the block during a snowstorm in Wichita, Kan. Released in 1966, the film grossed ...

“The Endless Summer” was released in 1966 and became an instant smash, showcasing Hynson’s talent, personality and good looks. The project introduced the sport to millions of new fans in the United ...

Mike Hynson, who epitomized the image of the bronzed surf god as a star of the hit 1966 surfing documentary "The Endless Summer" and ... to join him and Robert August, another young Southern ...