Joan Root
Cinematographer, Film cinematographer
1936 – 2006
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Who was Joan Root?
Joan Root was a Kenyan-born conservationist, ecological activist and Oscar-nominated filmmaker. With her film-maker husband, Alan Root, she made a series of acclaimed wildlife films. The couple divorced in 1981 and Alan Root settled in Nairobi after the divorce was finalized.
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- Born
- Jan 18, 1936
Nairobi - Also known as
- Joan Wells Thorpe
- Parents
- Spouses
- Alan Root
(1961 - 1981)
- Alan Root
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Died
- Jan 13, 2006
Naivasha
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on July 23, 2013
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