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Netflix Premieres Jane Goodall’s Posthumous Interview, Sharing Her Final Message at 91

The confidential March conversation frames her legacy as a call to hopeful, daily action on the environment.

Jane Goodall is pictured in the premiere episode of the Netflix series “Famous Last Words.” Her interview was conducted in March and held until just after her death. (Netflix)
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Jane Goodall in Japan in June 2023. Photo taken by Kaori Nishida
British primatologist Jane Goodall has died at 91. In her final Netflix interview, she urged people to protect the planet. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Overview

  • The Jane Goodall Institute said she died Wednesday at age 91 of natural causes in California while on a U.S. speaking tour.
  • Netflix released the inaugural Famous Last Words episode globally, a 55-minute interview recorded in March in a closed-door session using remotely operated cameras.
  • Executive producer Brad Falchuk conducted the conversation and praised Goodall’s fearlessness, hope, humor and joy in a statement.
  • In her unedited address, she urged individuals to choose actions that protect nature, cautioned against losing hope, and expressed a personal belief in life beyond death.
  • Public tributes arrived from figures including Leonardo DiCaprio, Gisele Bündchen and Jane Fonda, while some outlets reported candid, previously unheard reflections in the interview.