Known for
Writing
Credits
9
Gender
Man
Birthday
7 Jan 1925
Day of death
30 Jan 1995 (70)
Place of birth
Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India
Also known as
Gerald Malcolm Durrell
Gerry Durrell
Gerald Durrell
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.
Known for
Acting roles
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | What The Durrells Did Next | Himself (archive footage) |
| 1987 | The Dame Edna Experience | Self |
| 1975 | The Stationary Ark | Self |
Credits
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | The Durrells | Book |
| 2005 | My Family and Other Animals | Novel |
| 1987 | My Family and Other Animals | Writer |
| 1979 | Tarka the Otter | Screenplay |
| 1975 | The Stationary Ark | Writer |
| 1975 | The Stationary Ark | Creator |