- Athletic career
- Business career
- Singing career
- Bounty's owners sued for negligence
- References
{{Infobox person
| name = Claudene Christian
| image = Claudene Christian aboard the HMS Bounty, from the Halifax Chronicle Herald.JPG
| alt = Christian chats with Gerald Zwicker, one of the HMS Bounty{{'}}s shipwrights
| caption = Christian chats with Gerald Zwicker, one of the HMS Bounty{{'}}s shipwrights
| birth_date = {{Birth date |1970|10|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = Anchorage, Alaska
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|10|29|1970|10|18|df=y}}
| death_place = Elizabeth City, North Carolina
| nationality = United States
| other_names =
| known_for = Died when Bounty, the 1960 replica of HMS Bounty sank
| occupation = Entrepreneur
}}Claudene Christian (October 18, 1970 – October 29, 2012)[1] was an entrepreneur, sailor, gymnast, singer and beauty queen.[2][3][4][5][6] In August 2012 Christian was interviewed by the Halifax Chronicle Herald, after she joined the volunteer crew of a replica of the original HMS Bounty, built by MGM for a film about the mutiny. Christian was a descendant of Fletcher Christian of the original HMS Bounty.[7][8] The vessel sailed into Hurricane Sandy and sank on October 29, 2012.[9][10] Fourteen members of the ship's complement were able to board a life raft and were saved. The Virginian-Pilot quoted United States Coast Guard Captain Joe Kelly, who described how Christian and the ship's captain Robin Walbridge were about to join the rest of the ship's complement in the life raft, when the Bounty rolled, plunging them into the ocean.[11] However, according to later accounts from the survivors, they were all thrown into the water, and had desperately swum for one of the life rafts.[12][13] Search and rescue crews from Coast Guard helicopters rescued the crew members from the life raft. When Christian was found, ten hours later, she was "unresponsive". Resuscitation was attempted, but she was pronounced dead in a shore-based hospital in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Patrik Jonsson, writing in The Christian Science Monitor, called her death "an almost inexplicable twist on that family legacy."[12] Athletic careerChristian was born and raised in Alaska, where she was a high school gymnast, and winner of the 1987 Miss Alaska National Teen-ager pageant.[2][3][17][18] During her teenage years the Anchorage Daily News repeatedly mentioned Christian's theatrical and athletic performances.[13][14][15] Christian was one of the opening acts when Marie Osmond had a gig in Anchorage in 1988.[16] She competed as a gymnast, on the horse and as an athlete in a pole-vaulting team. She was also a member of her high school's cheerleading squad. She graduated from the University of Southern California, in 1992.[9][17] She studied Sports Information there, and was also a "USC Song Girl"—what the University of Southern California calls cheerleaders.[9][17][18][19][20] She also joined the Gamma Phi Beta sorority.[21] It was while serving as a cheerleader that she founded Cheerleader Doll, a company authorized to produce dolls the size of Barbie dolls, wearing the uniforms of college cheerleading squads. Business careerThe dolls manufactured by Christian's company, Cheerleader Doll, were authorized to use the uniforms of approximately 150 teams.[9][17] Christian had also been a partner in a bar (Dragons)[22] in Hermosa Beach, California, and an executive at a racing track.[4][23] In April 2002 the Metropolitan News-Enterprise reported on three intellectual property suits between Cheerleader Doll and Mattel, the manufacturer of Barbie Dolls.[24][25] Claudene Christian initiated the first lawsuit, claiming a Mattel doll of a cheerleader improperly copied a Cheerleader Doll design. Mattel was able to establish, to the court's satisfaction, that the cheerleader doll they were marketing was based on a Mattel design that preceded Cheerleader Doll's. Mattel won and Cheerleader Doll was ordered to pay $100,000. Subsequently, her father and partner, Harry Christian, initiated a second lawsuit. Christian sought 2.4 billion dollars and various forms of injunctive relief. She lost, and the district court awarded Mattel $501,565 in attorney's fees. Singing careerChristian sang publicly extensively while a teenager in Alaska, and professionally while she lived in California.[6] She was a member of a band called Joe's Band.[26] Bounty's owners sued for negligenceCNN reported in May 2013 that Christian's family were suing the Bounty{{'}} owners, the HMS Bounty Organization.[[41]]They claimed the Bounty was unseaworthy on its last voyage, and that the Captain and the ship's owners made the unwise decision to head into Hurricane Sandy, rather than seek the shelter of a harbor. References1. ^Claudene Christian Obituary Anchorage Daily News
2. ^1 {{cite news| url = http://www.cheerleaderdollcompany.com/about/my-story| title = Cheerleader doll: my story| publisher = | date = | page = | archivedate = 2012-10-30| archiveurl = https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cheerleaderdollcompany.com%2Fabout%2Fmy-story&date=2012-10-30| deadurl = No| quote = }}
3. ^1 {{cite news| url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RIMfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=k6cEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2813,4315727&dq=claudene-christian+cheerleader&hl=en| title = West senior wins pageant| publisher = Anchorage Daily News| date = 1987-06-25| page = 22| accessdate = 2012-11-01}}
4. ^1 {{cite news| url = http://tbrnews.com/news/hermosa_beach/body-of-former-resident-one-of-two-missing-crew-members/article_64dd2c30-22b0-11e2-a891-001a4bcf887a.html| title = Body of former resident, one of two missing crew members from HMS Bounty, recovered| publisher = The Beach Reporter| author = Donna Littlejohn| date = 2012-10-30| archivedate = 2012-11-01| archiveurl = https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftbrnews.com%2Fnews%2Fhermosa_beach%2Fbody-of-former-resident-one-of-two-missing-crew-members%2Farticle_64dd2c30-22b0-11e2-a891-001a4bcf887a.html&date=2012-11-01| deadurl = No}}
5. ^{{cite news| url = http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/former-alaskan-swept-hms-bounty-becomes-victim-hurricane-sandy| title = Former Alaskan swept from HMS Bounty becomes victim of Hurricane Sandy| publisher = Alaska Dispatch| author = Ben Anderson| date = 2012-10-29| archivedate = 2012-11-01| archiveurl = https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.alaskadispatch.com%2Farticle%2Fformer-alaskan-swept-hms-bounty-becomes-victim-hurricane-sandy&date=2012-11-01| deadurl = No}}
6. ^1 {{cite news| url = http://www.easyreadernews.com/59820/sandy-claims-life-of-hermosa-beach-singer-and-entrepreneur/| title = Hurricane Sandy claims life of former Hermosa Beach singer and entrepreneur| publisher = Easy Reader| author = Ed Pilolla| date = 2012-10-30| page = | accessdate = 2012-11-02| archivedate = 2012-11-02| archiveurl = https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.easyreadernews.com%2F59820%2Fsandy-claims-life-of-hermosa-beach-singer-and-entrepreneur%2F&date=2012-11-02| deadurl = No}}
7. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2012/1030/HMS-Bounty-casualty-claimed-tie-to-mutinous-Fletcher-Christian|title= HMS Bounty casualty claimed tie to mutinous Fletcher Christian|first=Patrik|last=Jonsson|date=30 October 2012|accessdate=2012-10-31}}
8. ^{{cite news|last=Allen|first=Nick|title=Sandy's Bounty victim was descendent of man who led famous mutiny|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9644072/Sandys-Bounty-victim-was-descendent-of-man-who-led-famous-mutiny.html|accessdate=October 31, 2012|newspaper=Daily Telegraph|date=October 31, 2012}}
9. ^1 2 3 {{cite news| url = http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/10/30/hms-bounty-captain-missing-after-hurricane-sandy-sinks-ship-42-year-old-woman-identified-as-dead-crewman/| title = HMS Bounty: Captain missing after Hurricane Sandy sinks ship, 42-year-old woman identified as dead crewman| publisher = National Post| date = 2012-10-30| page = | archivedate = 2012-11-01| archiveurl = https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.nationalpost.com%2F2012%2F10%2F30%2Fhms-bounty-captain-missing-after-hurricane-sandy-sinks-ship-42-year-old-woman-identified-as-dead-crewman%2F&date=2012-11-01| deadurl = No}}
10. ^{{cite news| url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/30/claudene-christian-dead-hms-bounty_n_2044455.html| title = Claudene Christian Dead: HMS Bounty Crew Member Found Unresponsive In Atlantic Ocean| publisher = Huffington Post| author = Anna Almendrala| date = 2012-10-30| archivedate = 2012-11-01| archiveurl = https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2F2012%2F10%2F30%2Fclaudene-christian-dead-hms-bounty_n_2044455.html&date=2012-11-01| deadurl = No}}
11. ^{{cite news| url = http://hamptonroads.com/2012/10/missing-crew-member-critical-after-hms-bounty-rescue| title = Bounty crew member dies; search continues for captain| publisher = Virginian-Pilot|author1=Aaron Applegate |author2=Dianna Cahn |author3=Jeff Hampton | date = 2012-10-30| archivedate = 2012-11-01| archiveurl = https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonroads.com%2F2012%2F10%2Fmissing-crew-member-critical-after-hms-bounty-rescue&date=2012-11-01| deadurl = No}}
12. ^{{cite news| url = http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/hms-bounty-goes-down-hurricane-sandy-takes-only-one-soul| title = HMS Bounty goes down in Hurricane Sandy, takes only one soul| publisher = Alaska Dispatch| author = Patrik Jonsson| date = 2012-10-31| archivedate = 2012-11-01| archiveurl = https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.alaskadispatch.com%2Farticle%2Fhms-bounty-goes-down-hurricane-sandy-takes-only-one-soul&date=2012-11-01| deadurl = No}}
13. ^{{cite news| url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qUAeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mMAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3673,9226907&dq=claudene-christian&hl=en| title = Swinging and Swayin| publisher = Anchorage Daily News| date = 1984-08-14| page = 14| accessdate = 2012-11-01}}
14. ^{{cite news| url = http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AS&p_theme=as&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F78DD3BC4A88AFD&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM| title = Not just clownin' around| publisher = Anchorage Daily News| date = 1988-04-17| page = | accessdate = 2012-11-01}}
15. ^{{cite news| url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lx8rAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8J4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4487,3623366&dq=claudene-christian&hl=en| title = Moira makes statistical gains| publisher = Anchorage Daily News| date = 1985-03-07| page = 9| accessdate = November 2012}}
16. ^{{cite news| url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TsMnAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pL4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3016,2669760&dq=claudene-christian&hl=en| title = 'Miss Somebodies' identified| publisher = Anchorage Daily News| author = Helen Bohac| date = 1988-04-07| page = 19| accessdate = 2012-11-01}}
17. ^1 2 {{cite news| url = http://blogs.laweekly.com/informer/2012/10/claudene_christian_death_hms_bounty_sandy.php| title = Claudene Christian: HMS Bounty Crew Member Was USC Grad, South Bay Local| publisher = LA Weekly| author = Dennis Romero| date = 2012-10-30| page = | archivedate = 2012-11-01| archiveurl = https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.laweekly.com%2Finformer%2F2012%2F10%2Fclaudene_christian_death_hms_bounty_sandy.php&date=2012-11-01| deadurl = No}}
18. ^{{cite news| url = http://www.usctrojans.com/blog/2012/10/hurricane-sandy-hits-trojan-family.html| title = Hurricane Sandy Hits Trojan Family| publisher = USC Trojans| author = Jordan Moore| date = 2012-10-30| page = | archivedate = 2012-11-01| archiveurl = https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usctrojans.com%2Fblog%2F2012%2F10%2Fhurricane-sandy-hits-trojan-family.html&date=2012-11-01| deadurl = No}}
19. ^{{cite news| url = http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/10/former-usc-song-girl-dead-as-ship-sinks-in-hurricane-sandy-.html| title = Former USC song girl dies as tall ship Bounty sinks in Sandy| publisher = Los Angeles Times| date = 2012-10-30| archivedate = 2012-11-01| archiveurl = https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Flatimesblogs.latimes.com%2Flanow%2F2012%2F10%2Fformer-usc-song-girl-dead-as-ship-sinks-in-hurricane-sandy-.html&date=2012-11-01| deadurl = No}}
20. ^{{cite news| url = https://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/10/30/163933160/video-coast-guard-rescues-14-forced-by-sandy-to-abandon-tall-ship| title = VIDEO: Coast Guard Rescues 14 Forced By Sandy To Abandon Tall Ship| publisher = National Public Radio| author = Mark Memmott| date = 2012-10-30| page = | archivedate = 2012-11-01| archiveurl = https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Fblogs%2Fthetwo-way%2F2012%2F10%2F30%2F163933160%2Fvideo-coast-guard-rescues-14-forced-by-sandy-to-abandon-tall-ship&date=2012-11-01| deadurl = No}}
21. ^{{cite news| url = http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/10/hms-bounty.html| title = HMS Bounty: Woman killed on tall ship during Sandy loved adventure| publisher = Los Angeles Times| date = October 2012| page = | archivedate = 2012-11-01| archiveurl = https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Flatimesblogs.latimes.com%2Flanow%2F2012%2F10%2Fhms-bounty.html&date=2012-11-01| deadurl = No}}
22. ^http://hermosabeach.patch.com/topics/Dragon+Bar
23. ^{{cite news| url = http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LA&p_theme=la&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EF619EFC4F7F54E&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM| title = LANDMARK 105 FREEWAY OPENS| publisher = Daily News of Los Angeles| date = 1993-10-15| page = | accessdate = 2012-11-01}}
24. ^{{cite news| url = http://www.metnews.com/articles/matt041602.htm| title = Ninth Circuit Vacates $500,000 Sanctions Award Against Attorney in Barbie Doll Copyright Dispute| publisher = Metropolitan News Enterprise| author = Kenneth Ofgang| date = 2002-04-16| archivedate = 2012-11-01| archiveurl = https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metnews.com%2Farticles%2Fmatt041602.htm&date=2012-11-01| deadurl = No}}
25. ^{{cite news| url = http://www.metnews.com/articles/matt121701.htm| title = Toy Maker’s Libel Suit Against Law Firm No SLAPP, C.A. RulesAttorney in Barbie Doll Copyright Dispute| publisher = Metropolitan News Enterprise| author = Kenneth Ofgang| date = 2002-12-17| archivedate = 2012-11-01| archiveurl = https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metnews.com%2Farticles%2Fmatt121701.htm&date=2012-11-01| deadurl = No}}
26. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-sandy-victim-claudene-christian,0,1519347.story|title=Superstorm Sandy Claims Life of Former USC Song Girl|date=October 30, 2012|publisher=KTLA Los Angeles|accessdate=9 November 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030232818/http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-sandy-victim-claudene-christian%2C0%2C1519347.story|archivedate=October 30, 2012|deadurl=yes|df=}}
27. ^1 {{cite news| url = http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2013/03/us/bounty/| title = Life & Death on the Bounty| publisher = CNN| author = Thom Paterson| date = 2013| page = | location = | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140720080424/http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2013/03/us/bounty/| archivedate = 2014-07-20| accessdate = 2014-08-08| deadurl = No}}
28. ^1 {{cite news| url = http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/696424-witness-recounts-claudene-christian-s-last-minutes-on-bounty| title = Witness recounts Claudene Christian’s last minutes on Bounty| publisher = Chronicle Herald| author = Beverly Ware| date = 2013-02-15| page = | location = | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131211061906/http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/696424-witness-recounts-claudene-christian-s-last-minutes-on-bounty| archivedate = 2013-12-11| accessdate = 2014-08-09| deadurl = No}}
29. ^1 {{cite news| url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0y0oAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XL4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3419,763880&dq=claudene-christian&hl=en| title = West gymnasts roll to tri-meet victory| publisher = Anchorage Daily News| author = Doyle Woody| date = 1984-11-02| page = 10p| accessdate = 2012-11-01}}
30. ^1 {{cite news| url = http://www.lamag.com/features/2013/2/11/the-usc-song-girl-and-the-sea/print| title = The USC Song Girl and The Sea| publisher = Los Angeles Magazine| author = Matt White| date = 2013-02-11| page = | location = | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140809092147/http://www.lamag.com/features/2013/2/11/the-usc-song-girl-and-the-sea/print| archivedate = 2014-08-09| accessdate = 2014-08-09| deadurl = No}}
31. ^1 {{cite news| url = http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2470628/EXCLUSIVE-Get-rest-youll-need-New-book-reveals-moment-arrogant-captain-The-Bounty-told-crew-end-nigh-moments-historic-ship-sunk-Hurricane-Sandy.html| title = EXCLUSIVE: 'Get some rest, you'll need it': New book reveals last words of doomed HMS Bounty's arrogant captain who'd sailed INTO the path of Hurricane Sandy| publisher = Daily Mail| author = Dab Bates| date = 2013-10-21| page = | location = | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140803041401/http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2470628/EXCLUSIVE-Get-rest-youll-need-New-book-reveals-moment-arrogant-captain-The-Bounty-told-crew-end-nigh-moments-historic-ship-sunk-Hurricane-Sandy.html| archivedate = 2014-08-03| accessdate = 2014-08-09| deadurl = No}}
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