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Cherry Kearton

Cherry Kearton

Known for

Directing

Born

July 8, 1871

Birthplace

Thwaite, Swaledale, Yorkshire, England, UK

Died

September 27, 1940 (aged 69)

Biography

Cherry Kearton (8 July 1871 – 27 September 1940), was a British naturalist and filmmaker. He was the World's earliest and most influential wildlife photographers and writers, know as the first man to hunt wildlife with a camera, not a rifle. He developed innovative methods to photograph animals in the wild and, in 1895, published the first natural history book to be entirely illustrated by wild photographs.

Best known work

The Coronation of King George V

The Coronation of King George V

1911
A Primitive Man's Career to Civilization

A Primitive Man's Career to Civilization

1911
Tembi

Tembi

1929
Roosevelt in Africa

Roosevelt in Africa

1910
Dassan: An Adventure in Search of Laughter Featuring Nature's Greatest Little Comedians

Dassan: An Adventure in Search of Laughter Featuring Nature's Greatest Little Comedians

1930
With Cherry Kearton in the Jungle

With Cherry Kearton in the Jungle

1926
Sally Sallies Forth

Sally Sallies Forth

1933
The Big Game of Life

The Big Game of Life

1935
Life in the Sudan

Life in the Sudan

1925
On the Equator

On the Equator

1923

Filmography

  1. 1935

    The Big Game of Life

    Director

  2. 1933

    Sally Sallies Forth

    Director, Cinematography, Producer

  3. 1932

    Mototo

    Director

  4. 1930

  5. 1929

    Tembi

    Director

  6. 1926

    With Cherry Kearton in the Jungle

    as Self, Director, Editor, Writer, Cinematography

  7. 1925

    Life in the Sudan

    Director, Producer, Cinematography

  8. 1923

  9. 1911

  10. 1911

  11. 1911

  12. 1911

  13. 1910

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