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Joy Adamson
Joy Adamson | |
|---|---|
 Adamson with Elsa the lioness, autumn 1960[1] | |
| Born | Friederike Victoria Gessner 20 January 1910 |
| Died | 3 January 1980 (aged 69) |
| Cause of death | Homicide |
| Resting place | Meru National Park |
| Occupations |
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| Spouses | Sir Viktor Von Klarwill
(m. 1935; div. 1937) |
| Writing career | |
| Language | English |
| Period | 1960–1980 |
| Genre | Nonfiction |
| Subjects | Animals, African culture, nature |
| Years active | 1960–1980 |
| Notable work | Born Free |
 Literature portal | |
Friederike Victoria "Joy" Adamson (née Gessner; 20 January 1910 – 3 January 1980) was a naturalist, artist and author. Her book, Born Free, describes her experiences raising a lion cub named Elsa. Born Free was printed in several languages and made into an Academy Award-winning movie of the same name. In 1977, she was awarded the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art.[2]
- ^ 'Elsa the Lioness'. BBC, 3 February 1961. Retrieved 19 September 2024
- ^ "Pride and Joy" (PDF). Africa Geographic. August 2009. p. 34. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
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