Gerald Malcolm Durrell, was a British naturalist, zookeeper, conservationist, author, and television presenter. He founded the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust and the Jersey Zoo on the Channel Island of Jersey in 1959. His memoirs of his family's years living in Greece were adapted into two television series and one television film. He wrote approximately forty books, mainly about his life as an animal collector and enthusiast, the most famous being My Family and Other Animals (1956). He was the youngest brother of novelist Lawrence Durrell.
Gerald Durrell
Active - 1978 - 2019 |
Birth - Jan 7, 1925 |
Death - Jan 30, 1995 |
Genres - Family, Action-Adventure, Drama, Animation, Biography
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