Biography
George Alexander Graham Adamson MBE (3 February 1906 – 20 August 1989), also known as the Baba ya Simba ("Father of Lions" in Swahili), was a British wildlife conservationist and author based in Kenya. His wife Joy Adamson related in her best-selling book Born Free (1960) (in 1966 made into a film) the couple's life with Elsa the Lioness, an orphaned lioness cub they raised and later released into the wild.
Filmography
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Movies 7
self 6
Writer 1
TV Shows 1
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PBS: Nature - Elsa's Legacy: The Born Free Story (2011)
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A Lion Called Christian (2009)
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To Walk with Lions (1999)
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The Lion at World's End (1971)
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The Lions Are Free (1969)
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Himself
An Elephant Called Slowly (1969)
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Elsa the Lioness (1961)
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Zoo Quest (1954)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1906-02-03
Deathday1989-08-20 (83 years old)
Birth PlaceEtawah, India
RelationshipsJoy Adamson (1944-01-01 - 1980-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
AwardsMember of the Order of the British Empire, Order of the British Empire
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