Death and Honors
In 1998, Hugo was forced to retire due to emphysema. He left Ndutu to live with his son, "Grub" in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, where he died at the age of 65. On 7 June, during a ceremony attended by family, friends, staff and government officials, Hugo was buried at the place his tent had stood for over 30 years in his camp in the Serengeti.
Hugo van Lawick won eight Emmy awards for his films, and was appointed Officer in the Order of the Golden Ark in 1992 by Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, the founder of the WWF.
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