Museum contributes film to CBS
Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum was honored to provide Johnson film footage and photographs for the CBS television series SURVIVOR. This unique historic record of Pacific islands was used during the give program SURVIVOR: AMERICA'S TRIBAL COUNCIL ( the conclusion of SURVIVOR:ALL-STARS) which aired May 13 to reveal the location of SURVIVOR VANUATU: ISLANDS OF FIRE.
"Martin and Osa Johnson were the first to film the people and islands of Vanuatu (then the New Hebrides)," said museum director Conrad Froehlich. "Martin initially sailed through Vanuatu with author Jack London in 1908. It was during the making of their first film in 1917 that Marin and Osa narrowly escaped capture by warriors of the Big Namba tribe in Vanuatu. The Johnson returned two years later to record the Big Nambas watching themselves on this film, a current practice of ethnographic filmmakers. Today these file are an important part of Vanuatu culture heritage."
From 1917-1936 Martin and Osa traveled to then distant, exotic lands in Africa Borneo and the South Pacific. They became famous worldwide for their exceptional documentary films, photography, and adventure books. Osa Johnson's best-selling autobiography I Married Adventure remains in print in English and Spanish and video copies of their movies are available.  Call the museum, 431-2730, for more information.