Explorer, Filmmaker, Author. She made a series of films featuring mostly African and South Sea tribal groups and wildlife. Among her films were: "The Lost Tribe" (1923), "Simba: The King of the Beasts" (1928), "Across the World with Mr. and Mrs. Johnson" (1930), "Wonders of the Congo" (1931), "Congorilla" (1932), "Wings Over Africa" (1934), "Baboona" (1935), and "Borneo" (1937). Following her husband's death in a plane crash in 1937, she continued lecturing, writing, and producing motion pictures. In 1940, she wrote a book about their adventures entitled, "I Married Adventure: The Lives of Martin and Osa Johnson". A year later, she published another book about their journeys, "Four Years in Paradise". She was planning a return visit to East Africa when she suffered a heart attack and died in New York City in 1953. The Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum opened in 1961 in Chanute, Kansas. Within the museum's collection are about 10,000 of their photographs and many of her films.
Explorer, Filmmaker, Author. She made a series of films featuring mostly African and South Sea tribal groups and wildlife. Among her films were: "The Lost Tribe" (1923), "Simba: The King of the Beasts" (1928), "Across the World with Mr. and Mrs. Johnson" (1930), "Wonders of the Congo" (1931), "Congorilla" (1932), "Wings Over Africa" (1934), "Baboona" (1935), and "Borneo" (1937). Following her husband's death in a plane crash in 1937, she continued lecturing, writing, and producing motion pictures. In 1940, she wrote a book about their adventures entitled, "I Married Adventure: The Lives of Martin and Osa Johnson". A year later, she published another book about their journeys, "Four Years in Paradise". She was planning a return visit to East Africa when she suffered a heart attack and died in New York City in 1953. The Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum opened in 1961 in Chanute, Kansas. Within the museum's collection are about 10,000 of their photographs and many of her films.
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