Dian Fossey (1932-1985) was an American zoologist and primatologist. She's most recognized for the years she spent studying the mountain gorilla groups in Rwanda. Her book, Gorillas in the Mist, is part adventure story about her time spent among the primates and an anthropological and environmental study. She was murder in 1985 in Rwanda.
Gorillas in the Mist, starring Sigourney Weaver as Fossey. Library call number: DVD DRAMA GOR MIS
Dian Fossey, by Monica Gavin, 2005.
Dian Fossey, Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th Edition, 2016, p.1-1