Hugo van Lawick

Hugo van Lawick

Known for

Directing

Born

April 10, 1937

Birthplace

Surabaya, Indonesia

Died

June 2, 2002 (aged 65)

Biography

Hugo Arndt Rodolf, Baron van Lawick (10 April 1937 – 2 June 2002) was a Dutch wildlife filmmaker and photographer.

Through his still photographs and films, Van Lawick helped popularize the study of chimpanzees during his then-wife Jane Goodall's studies at Gombe Stream National Park during the 1960s and 1970s. His films drew the attention of the viewing public to the dramatic life cycles of several wild animals of the Serengeti, such as wild dogs, elephants, and lions.

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Best known work

Jane
Jane
2017
Jane's Journey
Jane's Journey
2011
People of the Forest: The Chimps of Gombe
People of the Forest: The Chimps of Gombe
1988
Serengeti Symphony
Serengeti Symphony
1998
The Leopard Son
The Leopard Son
1996
Addo - The African King
Addo - The African King
2002
The ABCs of the Serengeti
The ABCs of the Serengeti
2006
Jane Goodall and the World of Animal Behavior: The Wild Dogs of Africa
Jane Goodall and the World of Animal Behavior: The Wild Dogs of Africa
1973
My Life in the Serengeti
My Life in the Serengeti
2014
Monkey Hunters
Monkey Hunters
2004

Filmography

  1. 2017

    Jane

    as Self (archive footage), Archival Footage Research

  2. 2014

  3. 2012

  4. 2011

  5. 2011

  6. 2009

  7. 2006

  8. 2005

  9. 2004

    Monkey Hunters

    Additional Photography

  10. 2002

    Addo - The African King

    Director, Director of Photography

  11. 1999

  12. 1998

  13. 1997

    Africa's Paradise of Thorns

    Executive Producer

  14. 1996

  15. 1988

  16. 1973

  17. 1965

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