Jen Bartlett

Jen Bartlett (née Edmondson; 3 February 1932 – 20 May 2025) was an Australian tennis player and filmmaker who worked on nature documentary series such as Survivors of the Skeleton Coast.[1]

Biography

Bartlett was born in Wahroonga, Australia on 3 February 1932.[2] 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.[3] They were jointly awarded the Royal Geographical Society's Cherry Kearton Medal and Award in 1974.[4]

Bartlett died on 20 May 2025, at the age of 93.[2]

Works

References

  1. ^ a b "No goose in terms of wildlife". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 November 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Jen Bartlett obituary". The Guardian. 3 July 2025. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  3. ^ Silverman, Jeff (14 April 1993). "National Geographic Specials Survivors of the Skeleton Coast". Variety. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Medals and Awards" (PDF). Royal Geographical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.


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