Dian Fossey
American zoologist, gorilla researcher (1932–1985)
Dian Fossey was an American primatologist and conservationist known for undertaking an extensive study of mountain gorilla groups from 1966 until her murder in 1985. She studied them daily in the mountain forests of Rwanda, initially encouraged to work there by paleoanthropologist Louis Leakey. Gorillas in the Mist, a book published two years before her death, is Fossey's account of her scientific study of the gorillas at the Karisoke Research Center and her prior career. It is one of the sources for a 1988 film of the same name.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 2 films (1975) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 6 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▼ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Search For The Great Apes | Natl Geographic Society / Educational Services | 60 min | 16mm | sound | |
| 1975 | Search for the great apes | National Geographic Society | 52 | 16mm | Color | sound |