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Joan Root (1936–2006)

Joan was a British filmmaker and conservationist. She was the daughter of Edmund Thorpe, a British coffee farmer and safari guide. Joan and Alan Root (an amateur filmmaker) met and married in 1961. Since then they have made 10 documentary films on wildlife. They divorced in 1981. On January 12... See full bio »

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(age 69) in Lake Naivasha, Kenya

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Filmography

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1980 Kobjes: A Rock for All Seasons (documentary)
 
1978 Mysterious Castles of Clay (documentary)
 
1975 Balloon Safari (documentary)
 
1975 The Year of the Wildebeest (documentary)
 
1973 Baobab: Portrait of a Tree (short)
 
1972 Mzima: Portrait of a Spring (documentary)
 
1967 Survival (TV series documentary)
Kill by Kindness (1967)
 
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1980 Kobjes: A Rock for All Seasons (documentary) (producer)
 
1978 Mysterious Castles of Clay (documentary) (producer)
 
1975 Balloon Safari (documentary) (producer)
 
1975 The Year of the Wildebeest (documentary) (producer)
 
1973 Baobab: Portrait of a Tree (short) (producer)
 
1972 Mzima: Portrait of a Spring (documentary) (producer)
 
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1975 The Year of the Wildebeest (documentary)
Herself
 
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2009 The Blood of the Rose (documentary)
Herself
 
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Capricorn