Osa Johnson, along with her husband Martin, gained fame for exploring parts of Africa, Borneo, and the South Pacific Islands. They were known for their documentation of the places, thier people, and their cultures.

Osa Johnson is from Chanute, Kansas. She was born as Osa Leighty March 14, 1894, and she married Martin Johnson May 15, 1910. She began to travel with her husband in 1917.

She wrote childrens books and novels. The films that she and her husband shot of their travels became very popular.

Osa Johnson passed away at the age of 53 in 1953. Her novel, I Married Adventure, is still in print today. *

*Information from safarimuseum.com
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Jungle Babies (G.P. Putnam's Sons, The Knickerbocker Press, 1930)

Jungle Pets (G.P. Putnam's Sons, The Knickerbocker Press, 1932)

Osa Johnson's Jungle Friends (J.B. Lippincott Company, 1939)

Four Years in Paradise (J.B. Lippincott Company, 1941)

Pantaloons; Adventures of a Baby Elephant (Random House, 1941)

Snowball; Adventures of a Young Gorilla (Random House, 1942)

Tarnish; Adventures of a Young Lion (Willcox & Follett, 1944)

Bride in the Solomons (The Riverside Press, 1944)

Last Adventure; The Martin Johnsons in Borneo (William Morrow and Company, 1966)

I Married Adventure; The Lives and Adventures of Martin and Osa Johnson (J.B. Lippincott Company, 1941) (William Morrow and Company, 1989)

First few pages of I Married Adventure; The Lives and Adventures of Martin and Osa Johnson

http://www.amazon.com/Married-Adventure-Martin-Johnson-Kodansha/dp/1568361289/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpi_1#reader_1568361289

Link to The Martin and Osa Johnson Museum in Chanute, Kansas.

Martin and Osa Johnson on Wikipedia.

Osa Johnson on IMDb.com.

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