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Gerald Durrell(1925-1995)

  • Writer
  • Director
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Gerald Durrell
Gerald Durrell was born on 7 January 1925 in Jamshedpur, India. He was a writer and director, known for The Durrells (2016), Tarka the Otter (1979) and BBC2 Playhouse (1973). He was married to Lee Durrell and Jacqueline Sonia Rasen. He died on 30 January 1995 in Jersey, Channel Islands, UK.
BornJanuary 7, 1925
DiedJanuary 30, 1995(70)
BornJanuary 7, 1925
DiedJanuary 30, 1995(70)
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Known for

Keeley Hawes, Yorgos Karamihos, Anna Savva, Alexis Georgoulis, Josh O'Connor, Constantin Symsiris, Milo Parker, Daisy Waterstone, and Callum Woodhouse in The Durrells (2016)
The Durrells
8.2
TV Series
  • Writer
Tarka the Otter (1979)
Tarka the Otter
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1979
Mr & Mrs Edgehill (1985)
BBC2 Playhouse
6.7
TV Series
  • Writer
Brian Blessed, Anthony Calf, Hannah Gordon, Sarah-Jane Holm, Darren Redmayne, and Guy Scantlebury in My Family and Other Animals (1987)
My Family and Other Animals
7.9
TV Mini Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Keeley Hawes, Yorgos Karamihos, Anna Savva, Alexis Georgoulis, Josh O'Connor, Constantin Symsiris, Milo Parker, Daisy Waterstone, and Callum Woodhouse in The Durrells (2016)
    The Durrells
    8.2
    TV Series
    • based on "The Corfu Trilogy" by
    • 2016–2019
  • My Family and Other Animals (2005)
    My Family and Other Animals
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • book
    • 2005
  • Long Ago and Far Away (1989)
    Long Ago and Far Away
    8.4
    TV Series
    • based on a book by
    • 1989–1993
  • Brian Blessed, Anthony Calf, Hannah Gordon, Sarah-Jane Holm, Darren Redmayne, and Guy Scantlebury in My Family and Other Animals (1987)
    My Family and Other Animals
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • book
    • 1987
  • Mr & Mrs Edgehill (1985)
    BBC2 Playhouse
    6.7
    TV Series
    • original story
    • 1982
  • Ark on the Move
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    • 1982
  • Tarka the Otter (1979)
    Tarka the Otter
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • 1979
  • The Talking Parcel (1978)
    The Talking Parcel
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 1978
  • The Stationary Ark
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    • 1975
  • Jackanory (1965)
    Jackanory
    7.2
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1975

Director

  • Gerald Durrell: Jambo the Gentle Giant (2005)
    Gerald Durrell: Jambo the Gentle Giant
    Video
    • Director
    • 2005

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • January 7, 1925
    • Jamshedpur, India
  • Died
    • January 30, 1995
    • Jersey, Channel Islands, UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Lee Durrell1979 - January 30, 1995 (his death)
  • Other works
    Book: "The Billion Dollar Brain"
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Biographical Movies
    • 1 Print Biography

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Lived with his family on the Greek island of Corfu 1933-1939.
  • Quotes
    [in 1979, on writing books] I try to get it over with as quickly as possible. Larry [his brother, Lawrence Durrell] writes for posterity, but I write for money--it provides me with the wherewithal to do the things I really like doing, which is rushing off to Mexico to catch volcano rabbits.

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