Born Free

Born Free is a 1966 motion picture written by Hollywood blacklisted writer Lester Cole using the pseudonym "Gerald L.C. Copley." His screenplay was based upon the true-life 1960 international bestselling book written by Joy Adamson about her, her game warden husband, George Adamson, and Elsa, the orphaned cub lioness they raised while living in Kenya. The film depicts the dilemma the Adamsons eventually faced when their time in Kenya came to an end, forcing them to decide whether to place Elsa in a zoo, which Joy vehemently opposed, or to attempt to teach the domesticated lioness to hunt and fend for herself in the wild.

External links

• http://www.bornfree.org.uk/index.shtml - Website for the Born Free Foundation
• Website about Elsa: http://jo.ath.cx/elsa/elsa.html

For an excellent collection of photos of Elsa from the same website see: http://jo.ath.cx/elsa/pics_bf.html

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