Jacques Cousteau
French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author (1910-1997) · France · Directors · Died at 87
Jacques Cousteau is read about 2,266 times a day, in 83 languages.
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Something wrong?He co-invented the Aqua-Lung and then spent decades filming what it let him see. His underwater documentaries - The Silent World won the Palme d'Or in 1956 - made the ocean floor a place millions could watch from dry land.
A life in dates
Titanic's Lost SisterFilm1992
Jacques Cousteau: Rediscover the World II | Australia, Indonesia and the DanubeSeries1991Catalonia International PrizeAward1990Honorary Companion of the Order of AustraliaAward
The Cousteau Collection N°11-1 | Scandal in ValdezFilm, 19901989Honorary Doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit BrusselAward1987
Le monde est à vousSeries1986“I am not a scientist. I am, rather, an impresario of scientists.”In their words24 July 1986Christian Science Monitor (24 July 1986)1985Grand Cross of the National Order of MeritAwardPresidential Medal of FreedomAward
Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 YearsFilm, 19851983
The Cousteau Collection N°17-2 | Amazon: The Enchanted RiverFilm1982
Champs-ElyséesSeries1981
Cries from the DeepFilm, Writer, Producer1979Honorary Doctor of Harvard UniversityAward
The Jacques Cousteau OdysseySeries, 1979Director, Creator1978
The Cousteau Collection N°11-2 | Ultimatum Under the SeaFilm1976Sierra Club John Muir AwardAward1975BAFTA FellowshipAward
ApostrophesSeries, 19751974
The Cousteau Collection N°4-2 | The Flight of the PenguinFilm, Director1972Commander of the Legion of HonourAward
The Cousteau Collection N°2-1 | The Song of the DolphinsFilm, 19721971“What is a scientist after all? It is a curious man looking through a keyhole, the keyhole of nature, trying to know what’s going on.”In their words21 July 1971Christian Science Monitor (21 July 1971)“We must plant the sea and herd its animals … using the sea as farmers instead of hunters. That is what civilization is all about - farming replacing hunting.”In their words17 July 1971Interview (17 July 1971); Cited in: Elizabeth Brubaker et al. (2008) Breath of Fresh Air, p. 180“If we go on the way we have, the fault is our greed - if we are not willing - we will disappear from the face of the globe, to be replaced by the insect.”In their words17 July 1971Interview (17 July 1971)“The sea is the universal sewer.”In their words28 January 1971Declaring the sea to be "where all kinds of pollution wind up", to the US House Committee on Science and Astronautics (28 January 1971)Samedi soirSeries1970Howard N. Potts MedalAward1969
The Cousteau Collection N°3-1 | Desert WhalesFilm1968
The Dick Cavett ShowSeries1966
The Cousteau Collection N°32-1 | The Precontinent Adventure (Precontinent III)Film1963Founder’s MedalAward1962
The Merv Griffin ShowSeries1960“From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free.”In their words28 March 1960Time (28 March 1960)Academy Award for Best Live Action Short FilmAward1959
The Golden FishFilm, Producer1957Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature FilmAward1955Was bin ich?Series
Station 307Film, 1955Producer1948
BambiSeries1910Born11 June 1910Also in Deutsch
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In their own words 10
, I am not a scientist. I am, rather, an impresario of scientists.
Man, of all the animals, is probably the only one to regard himself as a great delicacy.
What is a scientist after all? It is a curious man looking through a keyhole, the keyhole of nature, trying to know what’s going on.
Filmography 40
BCBecoming Cousteau
SLShipwrecked on a Great Lake
SSSquare Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
LSLake Baikal: Pearl of SiberiaTSTitanic's Lost Sister
YS30 Years of National Geographic Specials
TPThe Cousteau Collection N°42-1 | Desert Diamonds: South Africa (Part 1)
TFThe Cousteau Collection N°14-1 | Australia: The People of Water and FireTVThe Cousteau Collection N°11-1 | Scandal in Valdez
TDThe Cousteau Collection N°16-1 | Strait Islands: The Waters of Discord
TPThe Cousteau Collection N°21-1 | A Reluctant Ally: The Mississippi (Part 1)JYJacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years
TWThe Cousteau Collection N°20-1 | Alcyone: Daughter of the Wind
TJThe Cousteau Collection N°19-1 | Amazon: Snowstorm in the Jungle
TAThe Cousteau Collection N°18-1 | Fleeing Shadows: Indians of the AmazonTRThe Cousteau Collection N°17-2 | Amazon: The Enchanted River
SSSt. Lawrence: Stairway to the SeaCDCries from the Deep
TSThe Cousteau Collection N°36-1 | Clipperton: Island of Solitude
TTThe Cousteau Collection N°23-1 | The Easter Island TestamentTSThe Cousteau Collection N°11-2 | Ultimatum Under the Sea
TPThe Cousteau Collection N°8-2 | In Search of Atlantis (Part 2)
TPThe Cousteau Collection N°8-1 | In Search of Atlantis (Part 1)
VWVoyage to the Edge of the WorldTPThe Cousteau Collection N°4-2 | The Flight of the Penguin
TSThe Cousteau Collection N°9-2 | Morse's SmileTDThe Cousteau Collection N°2-1 | The Song of the Dolphins
TOThe Cousteau Collection N°7-1 | Octopus, Little Octopus
TOThe Cousteau Collection N°31-1 | The Fate of Sea OttersTWThe Cousteau Collection N°3-1 | Desert Whales
TSThe Cousteau Collection N°7-2 | The Night of the Squid
TTThe Cousteau Collection N°34-1 | The Legend of Lake Titicaca
TSThe Cousteau Collection N°35-1 | The SharksTIThe Cousteau Collection N°32-1 | The Precontinent Adventure (Precontinent III)
WSWorld Without SunTFThe Golden Fish
TWThe Silent WorldSTStation 307127 credits on file
Television 20
JDJacques Cousteau: Rediscover the World II | Australia, Indonesia and the DanubeLVLe monde est à vous
JHJacques Cousteau: Rediscover the World | New Zealand, Tahiti, Cuba, & Cape HornCEChamps-ElyséesTOThe Jacques Cousteau OdysseyAPApostrophes
MPMidi Première
NUNuméro un
MTMidi trente
LÉLe Grand Échiquier
VVVetenskapens världTSThe Dick Cavett Show
TCThe Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau
TCThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTSThe Merv Griffin Show
EDEn direct de...BABambiAwards
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Jacques-Yves Cousteau was a French naval officer who co-invented the first successful open-circuit SCUBA in the 1940s, the apparatus that would unlock everything else. With it, he and Louis Malle co-directed The Silent World, one of the first films to capture the ocean depths in color; it took the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1956 and the Academy Award for Best Documentary the next year, and remains one of the only documentaries ever to win at Cannes. Cousteau wrote books on his dives - his first, also called The Silent World, theorized that porpoises used echolocation - and from 1966 onward hosted two long-running television series that brought the undersea world into living rooms. He died in 1997, having turned exploration into a format people would sit still for.
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