Person Details

Birthday: 1925-01-07 23:19:36

Death: 1995-01-30 23:19:36

Aliases: Gerald Malcolm Durrell , Gerry Durrell

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India

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Movie Involvements: 3

TV Involvements: 2


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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gerald Malcolm Durrell, OBE (7 January 1925 – 30 January 1995) 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 the television series The Durrells, and he wrote a number of books about his life as an animal collector and enthusiast, the most famous being My Family and Other Animals. He was the youngest brother of novelist Lawrence Durrell.

Most Famous Work

The Durrells
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The Durrells

(2016) Book
My Family and Other Animals
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Tarka the Otter
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Tarka the Otter

(1979) Screenplay
My Family and Other Animals
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Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2019 Himself (archive footage)
1955 N/A
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