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Bernhard Grzimek

1909–1987 · Directing

58.8avg grm
3titles
5honors

Honors

5
1960Academy Award — Best Documentary Feature Film
1974Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
1969Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
1968Tie Man of the Year
1958Ehrenplakette der Stadt Frankfurt am Main

Bio

Bernhard Grzimek was a German veterinarian, zoologist, animal rights activist, and behavioral scientist, long-time director of Frankfurt Zoo, wildlife filmmaker, author and editor of animal books, an encyclopedia of the animal kingdom named after him, and president of the Frankfurt Zoological Society. In the 1960s and 1970s, he was Germany's best-known animal expert, regularly appearing on television programs for Hessischer Rundfunk. His documentary film Serengeti Shall Not Die was the first German film after World War II to win an Oscar in 1960. He initially published under the pseudonym Clemens Hoffbauer.

Biography

Bernhard Grzimek was a German veterinarian, zoologist, animal rights activist, and behavioral scientist, long-time director of Frankfurt Zoo, wildlife filmmaker, author and editor of animal books, an encyclopedia of the animal kingdom named after him, and president of the Frankfurt Zoological Society. In the 1960s and 1970s, he was Germany's best-known animal expert, regularly appearing on television programs for Hessischer Rundfunk. His documentary film Serengeti Shall Not Die was the first German film after World War II to win an Oscar in 1960. He initially published under the pseudonym Clemens Hoffbauer.

Filmography

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1950s3 titlesSSerengeti1959 · as Voice59.0SSerengeti1959 · as Self59.0BBambuti1956 · as Director58.4

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Bernhard Grzimek

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born1909
died1987
known forDirecting
titles on site3
avg GRM58.8
honors5 · Academy Award — Best Documentary Feature Film, 1960
Honors
  • 1960Academy Award — Best Documentary Feature Film
  • 1974Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • 1969Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • 1968Tie Man of the Year
  • 1958Ehrenplakette der Stadt Frankfurt am Main
Bernhard Grzimek was a German veterinarian, zoologist, animal rights activist, and behavioral scientist, long-time director of Frankfurt Zoo, wildlife filmmaker, author and editor of animal books, an encyclopedia of the animal kingdom named after him, and president of the Frankfurt Zoological Society. In the 1960s and 1970s, he was Germany's best-known animal expert, regularly appearing on television programs for Hessischer Rundfunk. His documentary film Serengeti Shall Not Die was the first German film after World War II to win an Oscar in 1960. He initially published under the pseudonym Clemens Hoffbauer.

Filmography

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1950s

3 titles
S59.0Serengeti1959 · as VoiceS59.0Serengeti1959 · as SelfB58.4Bambuti1956 · as Director

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