Directing · Screenplay · Director · Producer
Born Apr 24, 1909 · Neisse, Silesia, Germany [now Nysa, Opolskie, Poland]
Active 1951–1987 · Awards: Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film, Tie Man of the Year, Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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…