George Adamson
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1906 – 1989
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Who was George Adamson?
George Adamson, also known as the Baba ya Simba, was a British wildlife conservationist and author. He and his wife, Joy Adamson, are best known through the movie Born Free and best-selling book with the same title, which is based on the true story of Elsa the Lioness, an orphaned lioness cub they had raised and later released into the wild. Several other films have been made based on Adamson's life.
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- Born
- Feb 3, 1906
Dholpur - Spouses
- Joy Adamson
(1944 - )
- Joy Adamson
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Died
- Aug 20, 1989
Kenya
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on July 23, 2013
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