''The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau'' is an American
documentary television series
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about underwater
marine life
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, directed by
Alan Landsburg
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and hosted by French filmmaker, researcher, and marine explorer
Jacques Cousteau
Jacques-Yves Cousteau, (, also , ; 11 June 191025 June 1997) was a French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author. He co-invented the first successful Aqua-Lung, open-circuit SCUBA (self-contained underwater breathing apparatus). Th ...
. The first episodes of the series aired from 1968 until 1976. The English-language narration was by
Richard Johnson Richard or Dick Johnson may refer to:
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(
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version) and
Rod Serling (
ABC
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edition). It also featured his sons
JeanMichel and
Philippe, and his grandson
Fabien
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* Fabien Audard (born 1978), French professional football (soccer) player
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. Jacques' wife,
Simone Melchior
Simone Cousteau (née Melchior; 19 January 1919 – 1 December 1990) was a French explorer. She was the first woman scuba diver and aquanaut, and wife and business partner of undersea explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau.
Although never visible in the ...
, worked on board ship, and dived too, but she did not appear on-screen.
allrovi/biography; ''Jacques Cousteau''
Episodes
References
External links
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1968 American television series debuts
1975 American television series endings
1960s American documentary television series
1970s American documentary television series
Nature educational television series
Television series about mammals
Television series by 20th Century Fox Television
Jacques Cousteau