George Page
201 Dowman Dr, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States
Page was a graduate of Emory University.
Photo of George Page
Photo of George Page
Photo of George Page
201 Dowman Dr, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States
Page was a graduate of Emory University.
Photo of George Page
Photo of George Page
Photo of George Page
(In the past, scientists have refused to acknowledge that ...)
In the past, scientists have refused to acknowledge that animals have anything like human intelligence. But a growing body of research reveals otherwise. We've discovered ants that use leaves as tools to cross bodies of water, woodpecker finches that hold twigs in their beaks to dig for grubs, and bonobo chimps that can use sticks to knock down fruit or pole-vault over water. Not only do animals use tools - some display an ability to learn and problem-solve, as well. Based on the latest scientific and anecdotal evidence culled from animal experts in the field and in the labs, Inside the Animal Mind is an engrossing look at animal intelligence, cognitive ability, problem-solving, and emotion. George Page, originator, and host of the long-running PBS series Nature offers us an informed, entertaining, and humanistic investigation of the minds of predators and scavengers, birds and primates, rodents, and other species. In the bestselling tradition of The Hidden Life of Dogs, When Elephants Weep and Dogs Don't Lie About Love, Inside the Animal Mind is a fascinating narrative explaining the nature and depth of animal intelligence.
https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Animal-Mind-George-Page/dp/038549291X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=George+Page+Inside+the+Animal+Mind%3A+A+Groundbreaking+Exploration+of+Animal+Intelligence&qid=1610794879&s=books&sr=1-1
1999
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George Page was born on March 31, 1935, in Hartwell, Georgia, United States. He was the son of William and Maude Page. His father owned a funeral home, and at 14 Page used his deep voice and his connections to get a job at a local radio station as host of a show called "Obituary Column of the Air."
Page was a graduate of Emory University. In 1990 he was awarded a Doctorate of Humane Letters "for his contributions to science education in the United States." Five years later, Pace University conferred on him a similar honor, for helping television viewers "understand and celebrate in all its diversity the world in which we live."
George Page was hired by WSB-TV, the NBC affiliate in Atlanta, where he reported on the civil rights movement. He then began a tenure with NBC News, where he served variously as a foreign correspondent, acting bureau chief, and producer. Page covered the Vietnam War and other major stories of that period.
In 1972 Page moved to PBS headquarters in Washington, where he worked as an assistant to the network's president until joining Channel 13 a year later. There, he served as director of science and natural history programming, supervising shows like Travels, Medicine at the Crossroads, and The Brain.
As the narrator of The Brain, Page pointed out that in a three-pound brain "all things are possible: love, charity, hate, hope, fear, Beethoven's Fifth, Apollo XIV, the wheel, mass murder, 'Hamlet,' the hula hoop, the pyramids."
In 1980, he began developing Nature, which grew to be one of PBS's highest-rated and most popular shows. Page introduced and narrated each episode of Nature until an illness prompted his retirement from television in 1998.
Page was also executive editor and host of the WNET-TV program Land of the Eagle, which first aired in 1991. The eight-hour series explores North America at the time of the arrival of the first European settlers; the conflict between Native American and European views of nature; and the modern state of the continent after centuries of human "dominance."
He then devoted his time to the completion of a book, Inside the Animal Mind, which explored the latest research and findings of animal intelligence and self-awareness. The well-received book became the basis of a three-part miniseries of the same name, broadcast on Nature in January of 2000.
Page also played a role in cultural and entertainment programming at Thirteen. He was executive producer of The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn, and the Emmy Award-winning Fred Astaire: Change Partners and Dance and supervised such popular programs as Jukebox Saturday Nite; American Pop: the Great Singers; The Fifties - Moments to Remember, and the Emmy-nominated Fred Astaire: Puttin' on His Top Hat.
George Page was widely recognized journalist and broadcaster for more than 50 years and was best known as the voice of the PBS wildlife series. Nature debuted in 1982 and was consistently highly-rated. The Emmy and Peabody Award-winning series, produced for public broadcasting by Thirteen/WNET in New York, will begin its 25th season this fall.
(In the past, scientists have refused to acknowledge that ...)
1999George had a lifelong partner, Dennis De Stefano.
