Books - Films - Movies
by or about George and Joy Adamson
BOOKS by George and Joy Adamson BORN FREE: About Elsa -
Details -p.2 LIVING FREE; About Elsa
and her cubs -
Details -p.2 FOREVER FREE: About Elsa and her
cubs -
Details -p.2 THE SPOTTED SPHINX: About Pippa
the Cheetah -
Details -p.2 PIPPA'S CHALLENGE: About
Pippa the Cheetah and her cubs -
Details - p.2 THE SEARCHING SPIRIT: Joy's
autobiography -
Details - p.2 QUEEN OF SHABA: Story of Penny
the Leopard -
Details - p.2 FRIENDS FROM THE FOREST: Story
about the Colobus Monkeys and Verreaux's Eagle Owls at Elsamere -
Details - p.2 JOY ADAMSON'S AFRICA: Writings
and sketches
Details -p.2 KENYA TREES AND SHRUBS PIPPA THE CHEETAH AND HER CUBS:
Children's book with many pictures BWANA GAME (English title) -
Details- p.1 MY PRIDE AND JOY: George's 2nd
autobiography -
Details- p.1 |
BOOKS in part
about George and Joy Adamson SOME OF MY FRIENDS HAVE TAILS:
Written by George's dear friend and is in much part about George and BORN
FREE movie. LIFE WITH DAKTARI: About two
vets in East Africa and in part about George and Joy and their animals.
1969 ANY OLD LION - Written by the
director of the movie Born Free with fascinating facts about the making of
the movie and those persons associated with this award winning movie.
Many of the photographs in the book were taken by the photographer with the
film unit. A CAST OF LIONS - Another story
about the making of the film Born Free. Not quite as interesting as
Any Old Lion. WHERE THE LION WALKED - The
story of a journey into the vanishing wilderness of the lion in contemporary
Africa. Gareth tell about meeting George Adamson. c1991
- ASIN: 0670834777 THE LIONS' LEGACY - Working with
George Adamson and the lions of Africa Working with George Adamson and the
lions of Africa. LAST OF THE FREE - WITH MY SOUL AMONGST LIONS -
A moving struggle to protect the last of the George Adamson's lions.
c1996 - St Martins Pr (Trade); ISBN:
0312147686 This may not be a complete list. AUDIO - (abridged) of the books Born Free, Living Free and Forever Free. ISBN: 0333900871 |
MOVIES about George and Joy Adamson BORN FREE: About Elsa - Starring Bill Travers
and Virginia McKenna who became great friends with George Adamson during the filming of
this excellent movie. Details- p.1 LIVING FREE; About Elsa and her cubs AN ELEPHANT CALLED SLOWLY: In part about George Adamson - Entertaining travelogue of what Kenya, East Africa was like for the tourists in the seventies. Featuring some enchanting elephants including Eleanor(raised by conservationist/ author Daphne Sheldrick) and Pole Pole(Major inspiration for the founding of Zoo Check now known as The Born Free Foundation.). Details- p.1 CHRISTIAN THE LION: Movie/documentary about bringing Christian the Lion to live free with George in Kenya Details- p.1 This may not be a complete list. |
DOCUMENTARY FILMS about George and Joy Adamson
'Video Clips' of George
Adamson & his Lions.....
JOY ADAMSON'S AFRICA - (1977) - 86 minutes The JOY ADAMSON STORY (1980) MOST ENDANGERED SPECIES....
George Adamson THE LIONS OF KORA
- This film is probably the same film as Most Endangered Species since it is produced by
Harry Minetree and narrated by John Huston. Lions of Kora was dated 1985(?) and the
transmission was by BBF Television. LORD OF THE LIONS....
Adamson of Africa THE LIONS ARE FREE -
OUTSTANDING film brimming with affection and understanding for Lions and for George
Adamson. This fascinating film tells about what happened to the Lions that were in the
movie Born Free. This is an amazing and touching film not to be missed. Bill
Travers(Starred of the movie Born Free) travels to a then remote area in
East African to visit George Adamson and several of the Lions he befriended. More Details and/or - To Order BORN TO BE FREE - After
George Adamson was murdered Gareth Patterson rescued the three lion cubs for which George
was caring. This is their story of the subsequent rehabilitation, the tragedies and the
triumphs. Details PIPPA - 60 minute film produced by London International - They used the films of Pippa the cheetah made by Joy Adamson. Shown on UK TV in 1971 on Boxing day. This movie is ALSO
listed in this documentary section because is mostly a documentary and is extremely
touching and entertaining. This may not be a complete list. |
MULTI PAGE MAGAZINE ARTICLES about George and Joy Adamson Reader's Digest - JE, 1960Saturday Evening Post - March 12, 1960 The Lady and the Lion - Lovely article about Elsa the Lion "Born Free", Lots of Photos. The Illustrated London News -
19th November 1960 Reader's Digest: November, 1961 - has condensed version of LIVING FREE The Sunday Tribune -
Entertainment Week - June 12, 1966 Science Digest - JE, 1971 - Freeing the Big Cats Good Housekeeping - February, 1972 - Lady who Listens to Lions TV Diary (Newspaper
Magazine-Winnipeg Free Press) - June 15, 1974 Saturday Evening Post - Jl 1977 - Elsa the Lioness Newsweek - Ja 14, 1980 - Don't Blame Lions Newsweek - Ja 14, 1980 Lady & Lion Time - Ja 14, 1980 - Woman who Loved Lions People - JA 21, 1980 - Born Free author Joy Adamson meets an ironic end The Australian Woman's Weekly - June 11, 1980 Women's Own
- September 20, 1980 Smithsonian - July, 1983 People weekly - September11, 1989 - Murder of Innocence In Africa: It cost his life, but George Adamson of Born Free never gave in to Kenya's poachers. This is NOT a complete list. |
MORE Books and Videos and Artwork
Letters written by Joy Adamson....Letters
Letters written by George Adamson....Letters
News Article about George....Article
News Article about the tragedy....Article
Read about George Adamson
..... a truly unique 'Gentleman'
Read About
The 'Father of Lions'
Information & Photos of
George Adamson
with his Lion and human friends.
Read About The 'Father of
Lions'
and
George Adamson photos - Page
1
and
George Adamson photos -
Page 2
and
'Kampi ya Simba'
('Camp of Lions') - Page 3
and
Miscellaneous
George Adamson photos - Page 4
and
Visitors at 'Kampi ya Simba' photos
and
'Kampi
ya Simba' Latrine/Shower photos
How much do you know
about Elsa and George and Joy Adamson?
ELSA - QUIZ 1
ELSA -
QUIZ 2
Boy and
Girl - QUIZ
Christian
the Lion - QUIZ
NOTE ABOUT SOME MOVIES, these are wonderful and should NOT be missed - - George Adamson and his good friend Bill Travers, who protrayed George in the award winning movie classic 'Born Free', can both be seen featured in the films , THE LIONS ARE FREE and CHRISTIAN THE LION. Don't miss these wonderful movies! For wonderful films, honestly told, which will entertain you and touch your heart, click here. |
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