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Lewis Cotlow (born February 5, 1898 – died 1987)[1] was an American explorer, writer, filmmaker,[2] and fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.

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Lewis Nathaniel Cotlow
Born	(1898-02-05)February 5, 1898 Brooklyn
Died	1987 North Palm Beach, Florida
Burial place	Jupiter, Florida
Citizenship	United States
Alma mater	New York University, George Washington University
Awards	Order of Magellan

Biography

Cotlow served in the US Army during World War I and became a supercargo with the United States Merchant Marine.

He studied at New York University. Cotlow served in the naval intelligence USA during World II.

After attending George Washington University he made more than 30 expeditions[1] travelled to Africa, South America, Indonesia, and the Arctic, the Amazon, Australia, and New Guinea from 1930s - 1950s to film. His first technicolor movie was filmed on location in Africa and was co-produced with a man called Armand Dennis (a wildlife photographer)

In his lifetime, he was awarded the Explorers Club Medal and Order of Magellan and was a member of The Explorers Club. He was also employed as a New York insurance broker.

He left his collections to Cincinnati Museum of Natural History.

Major works

Books

• Passport to Adventure (1942)
• Amazon Head-Hunters (1953)
• Zanzabuku: Dangerous Safari (book and film, 1956)
• In Search of the Primitive: An Independent Explorer's Life with the Last of the Exotic Peoples of Africa, the Arctic, New Guinea (1966)
• Twilight of the Primitive (1971)

Films

• Through Africa Unarmed (c. 1937; lost)
• Upper Amazon and High Andes Adventure (1941)
• Savage Splendor (1949)
• Jungle Headhunters (1949)
• Zanzabuku: Dangerous Safari (book and film, 1956)
• High Arctic (film, 1963)

References

External links

• Lewis Cotlow at IMDb
• Death of Lewis Nathaniel Cotlow // Geni
• Virtual Voyages: Cinema and Travel — p. 216.
• Lewis Cotlow Books // «Shakari Connection»

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