Jen Bartlett

Jen Bartlett (born Jen Edmondson) was a former tennis player and an Australian filmmaker who worked on nature documentary series such as Survivors of the Skeleton Coast.[1]

In 1959 she married a fellow filmmaker Des Bartlett.[1] The couple lived on the Skeleton Coast, southwest coast of Namibia, for nine years while filming for the National Geographic.[2] They were jointly awarded the Royal Geographical Society's Cherry Kearton Medal and Award in 1974.[3]

Works

References

  1. ^ a b "No goose in terms of wildlife". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 November 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  2. ^ Silverman, Jeff (14 April 1993). "National Geographic Specials Survivors of the Skeleton Coast". Variety. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Medals and Awards" (PDF). Royal Geographical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.


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