Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1910-06-11
Day of Death
1997-06-25 (87 years old)
Place of Birth
Saint-André-de-Cubzac, Gironde, France
Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Biography
Jacques-Yves Cousteau, AC (11 June 1910 – 25 June 1997) was a French naval officer, oceanographer, scientist, inventor, filmmaker, photographer, innovator, conservationist, author, and researcher who studied the sea and all forms of life in water. He co-invented the first successful open-circuit self-contained underwater breathing apparatus, ("SCUBA"), called the Aqua-Lung, which assisted him in producing some of the first underwater documentaries. He also pioneered marine conservation and was a member of the Académie française.
From 1966 to 1976, he hosted The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau, a documentary television series, presented on American commercial television stations. A second documentary series, The Cousteau Odyssey, ran from 1977 to 1982 on public television stations.
In his first book, The Silent World: A Story of Undersea Discovery and Adventure, he surmised the existence of the echolocation abilities of porpoises. The book was adapted into an underwater documentary called The Silent World. Co-directed by Cousteau and Louis Malle, it was one of the first films to use underwater cinematography to document the ocean depths in color. The film won the 1956 Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and remained the only documentary to do so until 2004 (when Fahrenheit 9/11 received the award). It was also awarded the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 1957.
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Known For
Acting
Savage World of the Coral Jungle
as Himself
(2021)
Becoming Cousteau
as Self (archive footage)
(2011)
My Father the Captain: Jacques-Yves Cousteau
as Self (archive footage)
(2009)
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
as Self (archive footage)
(1997)
(1996)
Titanic's Lost Sister
as Self
(1995)
30 Years of National Geographic Specials
as Self (archive footage)
(1995)
(1991)
(1991)
(1990)
(1990)
Lilliput in Antarctica
as Self - Narrator
(1987)
(1986)
Riders of the Wind
as Self - Host
(1985)
(1985)
(1985)
(1984)
(1983)
(1983)
(1983)
(1982)
St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea
as Self (uncredited)
(1981)
Cries from the Deep
as Self
(1981)
(1980)
(1979)
(1979)
(1978)
(1978)
(1978)
(1978)
(1977)
(1977)
Lost Relics of the Sea
as Self
(1976)
(1975)
(1974)
(1974)
(1973)
(1973)
(1973)
(1972)
(1972)
(1971)
(1971)
(1971)
(1970)
(1969)
(1969)
(1968)
(1967)
(1967)
(1966)
(1966)
(1964)
World Without Sun
as Self (uncredited)
(1956)
The Silent World
as Self
(1955)
La Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
as Self
(1946)
Shipwrecks
as Self - Diver / Narrator
(1943)
Crew
(2011)
Verne on Vacation
Thanks
(1997)
Lake Baikal: Pearl of Siberia
Director
(1995)
(1991)
(1990)
Lilliput in Antarctica
Executive Producer
(1985)
(1984)
(1982)
(1981)
(1981)
Cries from the Deep
Writer, Producer
(1980)
(1979)
The Cousteau Odyssey: The Nile Part 2
Executive Producer
(1978)
(1978)
(1977)
Calypso's Search for the Britannic
Executive Producer, Director
(1977)
Lost Relics of the Sea
Executive Producer
(1976)
Voyage to the Edge of the World
Director
(1976)
(1975)
(1974)
(1974)
(1973)
(1971)
(1964)
World Without Sun
Director
(1959)
The Golden Fish
Producer
(1957)
The Sunken Galley
Director, Writer
(1956)
The Silent World
Writer, Director, Director of Photography
(1955)
La Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
Producer
(1955)
Station 307
Producer
(1951)
Danger Under the Sea
Director
(1948)
Diving Logs
Director
(1947)
Paysages du silence
Director
(1946)
Shipwrecks
Director, Producer
(1943)
At a Depth of Eighteen Meters
Director