Jacques-Yves Cousteau Biography (1910-1997)

Born June 11, 1910, in St. Andre de Cubzac, France; died of a heart attack, June 25, 1997, in Paris, France; son of Daniel P. (a lawyer) and Elizabeth (Duranthon) Cousteau; married Simone Melchior, July 11, 1937 (died, 1990); married Francine Triplet (a flight attendant), June, 1991; children: (first marriage) Jean-Michel, Philippe (deceased); (second marriage) Diane, Pierre-Yves. Addresses: Contact--Cousteau Society, 777 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Birth Details
June 11, 1910
St. Andre de Cubzac, France
Death Details
June 25, 1997
Paris, France

Famous Works

  • Credits; Film Work
  • Cinematographer, Par Dix-huit Detres de Fond (short documentary; also known as Through Eighteen Meters of Water), 1942.
  • Cinematographer, Epaves (short documentary; also known as Wrecks), 1945.
  • Producer, director, and cinematographer, The Silent World (short documentary; also known as Le Monde du Silence), Columbia, 1956.
  • Producer, The Golden Fish (short documentary; also known as Les Requins),Columbia, 1959.
  • Producer, World without Sun (short documentary; also known as Le Monde sans Soleil), Columbia, 1964.
  • Producer and director, St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea (also known as Du Grand Large aux Grand Lacs), 1982.
  • Other films include Voyage to the End of the World and about twenty shortdocumentaries produced between 1942 and 1956.
  • Credits; Television Work; Series
  • Co-executive producer, The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau, ABC, 1968-76.
  • Executive producer, The Cousteau Odyssey, PBS, 1977.
  • Executive producer (with son Philippe Cousteau), The Nile:A Cousteau Odyssey, PBS, 1979.
  • Executive producer of the series Rediscovery of the World.
  • Credits; Television Appearances; Series
  • Host, The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau, ABC, 1968-76.
  • Credits; Television Work; Specials
  • Producer, The World of Jacques-Yves Cousteau, CBS, 1966.
  • Executive producer (with Philippe Cousteau), Calypso's Search for Atlantis: A Cousteau Odyssey, PBS, 1977.
  • Executive producer (with Jean-Michel Cousteau), Cousteau Amazon (four episodes, including Cousteau/Amazon: Snowstorm in the Jungle) TBS, 1984.
  • Credits; Executive producer (with Jean-Michel Cousteau), Cousteau
  • Mississippi, syndicated, 1984.
  • Credits; Television Appearances; Specials
  • The World of Jacques-Yves Cousteau, CBS, 1966.
  • Credits; Host, Cousteau Amazon (four episodes, including Cousteau/Amazon
  • Snowstorm in the Jungle) TBS, 1984.
  • Host, Cousteau: Mississippi, syndicated, 1984.
  • Credits; Other Television Work
  • Other works include Oasis in Space.
  • Credits; Television Appearances; Episodic
  • "Undersea Archaeology," Omnibus, CBS, 1954.
  • Monday Night Special, ABC, 1972.
  • Those Amazing Animals, ABC, 1980.
  • Writings;Films
  • The Silent World (short documentary; also known as Le monde du silence),Columbia, 1956.
  • Writings;Books
  • Par Dix-huit Metres de Fond, Durel (Paris), 1946.
  • (With Frederic Dumas) La Plongee en Scaphandre, Laffont (Paris), 1950.
  • (With Frederic Dumas) Le Monde du Silence, Laffont, 1953, published in the U.S. as The Silent World, Harper (New York City), 1953.
  • (With James Dugan) The Living Sea, Harper, 1963.
  • (With J. Polus) Aldabra, Sanctuaire de Corail, Hachette (Paris), 1964.
  • (With Polus) Le Monde Sans soleil, Hachette, 1964, published in the U.S.as World without Sun, Harper, 1965.
  • (With Philippe Cousteau) The Shark: Splendid Savage of the Sea, Doubleday(New York City), 1970.
  • (With Philippe Diole) Vie at Mort des Coraux, Flammarion (Paris), 1971, published in the U.S. as Life and Death in the Coral Sea, Doubleday, 1971.
  • (With Diole) Un Tresor Englouti, Flammarion, 1971.
  • (With Diole) Diving for Sunken Treasure, Doubleday, 1972.
  • (With Diole) Nos Amies les Baleines, Flammarion, 1972, published in the U.S. as The Whale: Mighty Monarch of the Sea, Doubleday, 1972.
  • (With Diole) Octopus and Squid: The Soft Intelligence, Doubleday, 1973.
  • (With Diole) Trois Aventures de la Calypso, Flammarion, 1973, published in the U.S. as Three Adventures: Galapagos, Titicaca, the Blue Hole, Doubleday, 1973.
  • Le Monde des Oceans (encyclopedia), twenty volumes, Laffont, 1974.
  • (With Diole) Compagnons de Plongee, Flammarion, 1974, published in the U.S. as Diving Companions: Sea Lion, Elephant Seal, Walrus, Doubleday, 1974.
  • (With Diole) Les Dauphins at la Libene, Flammarion-Arthaud, 1975, published in the U.S. as Dolphins, Doubleday, 1975.
  • (With A. Sivirine) Calypso, Laffont, 1978.
  • (With Y. Paccalet) Saumons, Castors et Loutres, Flammarion, 1978.
  • (With Paccalet) La Vie au Bout du Monde, Flammarion, 1979.
  • (With Paccalet) Les Surprises de la Mer, Flammarion, 1980.
  • (With Paccalet) A la Recherche de l'Atlantide, Flammarion, 1981.
  • (With Equipe Cousteau) Almanach Cousteau de l'Environnement, Laffont, 1981.
  • (With H. Jacquier) Francais, on a Vole ta Mer, Laffont, 1981.
  • (With Paccalet) Le Destin du Nil, Flammarion, 1982.
  • Planete Ocean (encyclopedia), twenty-six volumes, Laffont-VPC Liriade, 1983.
  • (With Paccalet) Fortunes de Mer, Flammarion, 1983.
  • (With M. Richards) Jacques Cousteau's Amazon Journey (title in French, L'Expedition Cousteau en Amazonie), 1984.
  • (With Paccalet) Du Grand Large aux Grands Lacs, Flammarion, 1985.
  • (With Paccalet) La Planete des Baleines, Laffont, 1986, published in theU.S. as Jacques Cousteau/Whales, 1988.
  • (With Paccalet) La Mer Blessee, Flammarion, 1987.
  • (With Paccalet) La Mer de Cortez, Flammarion, 1988.
  • (With Paccalet) Cap Horn a la Turbovoile, Flammarion, 1989.
  • (With Paccalet) Les Grands Fleuves, Laffont, 1989.
  • (With Richards) Papouasie Nouvelle-Guinee, Laffont, 1989.
  • (With Paccalet) La Grande Barriere de Corail, Flammarion, 1990.
  • (With Paccalet) Les Ilesdu Pacifique, Flammarion, 1990.
  • (With Paccalet) Missions Pacifiques, Laffont, 1990.
  • (With Richards) Le Grand Requin Blanc, Laffont, 1992.
  • (With Richards) L'Australie, Laffont, 1993.
  • (With F. Sarano) Madagascar: L'ile des Esprits, Plon (Paris), 1995.
  • (With Paccalet) Le Monde des Dauphins, Laffont, 1995.
  • (With D. Ody) Namibie: Voyages au Sud de l'Afrique, Laffont, 1996.
  • (With Paccalet) Le Monde des Requins: A Paraitre, Laffont, 1997.
  • Also published several scientific reports.
  • Writings;Books for Children
  • Dauphins, Cousteau Hachette-Jeunesse (Paris), 1991.
  • Phoques, Cousteau Hachette-Jeunesse, 1991.
  • Pingouins, Cousteau Hachette-Jeunesse, 1991.
  • Albatros, Cousteau Hachette-Jeunesse, 1991.
  • Loutres de Mers, Cousteau Hachette-Jeunesse, 1991.
  • Le Corail Vivant, Cousteau Hachette-Jeunesse, 1991.
  • Le Garibaldi, Poisson du Pacifique, Cousteau Hachette-Jeunesse, 1991.
  • Le Dragon de Mer, Cousteau Hachette-Jeunesse, 1991.
  • Les Secrets des Antipodes, Cousteau Hachette-Jeunesse, 1991.
  • Les Secrets de l'Amazonie, Cousteau Hachette-Jeunesse, 1991.
  • Les Secrets d'une Plongee, Cousteau Hachette-Jeunesse, 1991.
  • Baleines a Bosse, Cousteau Hachette-Jeunesse, 1992.
  • Lamantins, Cousteau Hachette-Jeunesse, 1992.
  • Kangourous, Cousteau Hachette-Jeunesse, 1992.
  • Elephants de Mer, Cousteau Hachette-Jeunesse, 1992.
  • Les Crabes, Cousteau Hachette-Jeunesse, 1992.
  • Les Secrets de Papouasie Nouvelle-Guinee, Cousteau Hachette- Jeunesse, 1992.
  • Les Secrets de l'Australie, Cousteau Hachette-Jeunesse, 1992.
  • Les Secrets du Danube, Cousteau Hachette-Jeunesse, 1992.
  • Les Secrets de Borneo, Cousteau Hachette-Jeunesse, 1992.
  • Les Secrets de la Calypso et de l'Alcyone, Cousteau Hachette- Jeunesse, 1992.
  • Planet Terre, La Grande Aventure de la Vie, Cousteau Hachette- Jeunesse,1993.
  • Mission en Antarctique, Cousteau Hachette-Jeunesse, 1993.
  • Mission sur le Mekong, Cousteau Hachette-Jeunesse, 1993.
  • Mission en Indonesie, Cousteau Hachette-Jeunesse, 1994.
  • Mission en Alaska, Cousteau Hachette-Jeunesse, 1995.
  • Other Works
  • Adaptations: The film Cries from the Deep (also known as Les Pieges de laMer), released in 1981, is based on a story by Cousteau.

Further Reference

Books:

  • Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series, Volume 15, Gale (Detroit, MI),1985.
  • Notable Twentieth-Century Scientists, Volume 1, Gale (Detroit, MI), 1995.
Periodicals:
  • E, March-April, 1996, p. 10.
  • Newsweek, July 7, 1997, p. 56.
  • New York Times, June 26, 1997, p. A1.
  • People Weekly, July 7, 1997, p. 112.