Background
Born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, Reddish grew up skiing and jumping at nearby Alta and attended Granite High School and later the University of Utah.
Born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, Reddish grew up skiing and jumping at nearby Alta and attended Granite High School and later the University of Utah.
At the 1948 Winter Olympics in Saint Moritz, Switzerland, he raced in all three events and finished seventh in the slalom, twelfth in the combined, and 26th in the downhill. Four years later in Norway, he was captain of the United States. men"s team and finished 14th in the downhill, 17th in the slalom, and 24th in the giant slalom.
Known as "Red Dog" during his racing days, he later worked in the entertainment industry, behind the cameras in film and television Olympics In between, he also competed for the United States. at the World Championships in 1950, held at Aspen, Colorado, where he finished fourth in the slalom. Reddish served in the United States. Navy during World World War II and Korean War and was inducted into the National Ski Hall of Fame in 1969.
Following his ski racing career, Reddish went into the film and television business, directing and producing well-known movies and television shows.
He was the assistant director for the 1963 movie The Great Escape. and produced Le Mans (1971). In television, he directed an episode of The Rat Patrol called "The Delilah Raid" (aired May 1, 1967).
She was the daughter of actress Norma Shearer (1902–1983) and late producer Irving Thalberg (1899–1936). She was a bookstore owner in Aspen and a noted political activist.
Reddish was later married to Jane Fisher of Salt Lake City.
He died in Salt Lake City at age 65 in 1992. The Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing from 1948 through 1980.