"released in 1969. The film follows ""Born Free""-actor Bill Travers as he journeys to a remote area in Kenya to visit George Adamson, and several of Adamson's lion friends. In 1974, a 13-episode American television series was broadcast by NBC, entitled ""Born Free"", starring Diana Muldaur and Gary Collins as Joy and George Adamson. The series was later followed by television film in 1996 called """", with Linda Purl and Chris Noth. Joy and George Adamson do not appear as the main characters in the story. ""To Walk with Lions"" (1999) depicts the last years of George Adamson's life, as"
"produce ""Bloody Ivory"" (1980). Travers appeared in ""Tramps and Poachers"", an episode of ""To the Manor Born"" (1980). In """" (1984) he and McKenna played the parents of Edwin Flack. The importance of animal rights led to Travers and his wife becoming involved in the ""Zoo Check Campaign"" in 1984 that evolved to their establishing the Born Free Foundation in 1991. One of his last credits was ""Highland Fling"" on ""Lovejoy"" (1992). Bill Travers spent his last three years travelling around Europe's slum zoos and a TV documentary that he made exposed the appalling suffering of thousands of animals. Travers"
"Born Free Foundation The Born Free Foundation is an international conservation and animal rights organisation based in the United Kingdom focusing on wild animals. It originated in 1984 as the ""Zoo Check Campaign"" by actors Virginia McKenna and her husband Bill Travers along with their son Will Travers and four associates. McKenna and Travers had been greatly affected by the plight of wild animals after starring together in the 1966 film ""Born Free"" which told the story of George and Joy Adamson as they returned Elsa the Lioness to the wilds of Africa. They appeared in several more films about"
"died in his sleep in Dorking, Surrey, aged 72. He was survived by his wife and five children. His widow, Virginia McKenna, carries on his work to help suffering animals, as does their son, Will Travers, who is chief executive of the Born Free Foundation. Bill Travers William Inge Lindon-Travers (3 January 1922 – 29 March 1994) was a Special Forces Army officer, English actor, screenwriter, director and animal rights activist, known professionally as Bill Travers. Travers was born in Sunderland, County Durham, the son of Florence (née Wheatley) and William Halton Lindon-Travers, a theatre manager. His sister Linden (1913–2001),"
"a leg and dislocated a shoulder. He played the title role in a British TV version of ""The Admirable Crichton"" (1968), alongside his wife, and had a small part in Peter Hall's adaptation of ""A Midsummer Night's Dream"" (1968). Travers teamed up with James Hill, the director of ""Born Free"", to make the documentary, ""The Lions Are Free"" (1969), which both men directed. Travers and McKenna made another ""animal movie"", ""Ring of Bright Water"" (1969) for which he also wrote the script. They followed this with ""An Elephant Called Slowly"" (1970), which Travers helped write and produce with James Hill,"
"Donald Houston, Robert Morley, Anthony Quayle, Barry Jones and Judi Dench. 1965 was also the year of ""Born Free"", an international hit starring Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna, based on the autobiographical book by Joy Adamson about Elsa the Lioness. In an interview with Doris Martin, writer Sid Cole reminisced: “On ""Born Free"" I remember getting a card from Jimmy Hill saying he was in Kenya entirely surrounded by lions. (laughter).” Filmed on location in Kenya over a period of 9 months, with George Adamson as technical advisor, the shoot had a profound effect on the participants. Closely associated with"
"seven on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and number one on the Adult contemporary chart for six non-consecutive weeks in September/October 1966, while Andy Williams' version was not released as a single. Ed Ames recorded a version of the song in a 1968 album. ""Born Free"" also appeared on the Vic Reeves album ""I Will Cure You"". Released as a single, this version peaked at #6 in the UK Singles Chart in 1991. Other recordings have included an instrumental version of the song recorded by Hank Marvin in 1969, and released both as a single and on his eponymous album; calypso"
"tame, dramatically uneventful affair, nowhere near as finished or forceful as ""Born Free"". Frail and even rambling in structure, the picture edges purposefully into the wilds for some magnificently authentic animal footage...The only jolt, handled discreetly, is the sight of some jungle wild dogs finishing off a gazelle."" An Elephant Called Slowly An Elephant Called Slowly is a 1969 Morning Star Productions Ltd. feature film starring Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna as themselves in a story about the couple's real-life adventures with three young African elephants while house-sitting in Kenya. George Adamson (of ""Born Free""), makes an appearance as himself."
"a United States Army officer trying to clear his name of a false accusation of cowardice. In 1966, he played the Ringo Kid, the role originally portrayed by John Wayne in John Ford's 1939 version, in a lavish remake of ""Stagecoach"", which arguably remains Cord's most heavily publicized endeavor. Cord co-starred with Kirk Douglas in ""The Brotherhood"", about a Mafia figure being sent to murder his own brother. In 1974, Cord worked twice with Diana Muldaur: as a guest-star on her weekly NBC series ""Born Free"" and as her love interest in the motion picture ""Chosen Survivors"", an apocalyptic horror"
"Bill Travers William Inge Lindon-Travers (3 January 1922 – 29 March 1994) was a Special Forces Army officer, English actor, screenwriter, director and animal rights activist, known professionally as Bill Travers. Travers was born in Sunderland, County Durham, the son of Florence (née Wheatley) and William Halton Lindon-Travers, a theatre manager. His sister Linden (1913–2001), and her daughter Susan, became actresses. William Ingle Linden-Travers enlisted as a private in the British Army at the age of eighteen, a few months after the outbreak of the Second World War, and was sent to India. Travers was commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant"
"success at the box office but a life changing experience for her and Bill Travers who co-starred with her, portraying conservationist George Adamson. The experience led them to become active supporters for wild animal rights as well as the protection of their natural habitat. McKenna and Travers starred in another animal themed story, ""Ring of Bright Water"" (1969), but it failed to match ""Born Free""'s success. McKenna appeared in ""An Elephant Called Slowly"", a travelogue of what it was like years ago in Kenya. The film features her close friend conservationist George Adamson and also elephants Eleanor (brought up by"
"format on August 7, 2012 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment via its ""manufacture on demand"" program. Born Free (TV series) Born Free is an American adventure/drama series based on the 1966 movie of the same name. It aired on the NBC television network from September 9 to December 30, 1974, produced by Columbia Pictures Television and starring and narrated by Diana Muldaur. Gary Collins stars as George Adamson and Diana Muldaur portrayed Joy Adamson. The couple lived in Kenya with their adopted lioness Elsa, where they protected the animals in the surrounding area from all sorts of danger, both natural"
"introduces the film on Turner Classic Movies, the production unit mainly used wild lions. The making of the film was a life-changing experience for actors Virginia McKenna and her husband Bill Travers, who became animal rights activists and were instrumental in creating the Born Free Foundation. One of the lions in the film was played by a former mascot of the Scots Guards, who had to leave him behind when they left Kenya. The producers also acknowledged the help received from Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia and the Game Department of Uganda. ""Born Free"" received critical acclaim. Review aggregator Rotten"
"John Travolta John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954) is an American actor, film producer, dancer, and singer. Travolta first became known in the 1970s, after appearing on the television series ""Welcome Back, Kotter"" (1975–1979) and starring in the box office successes ""Saturday Night Fever"" (1977) and ""Grease"" (1978). His acting career declined through the 1980s, but enjoyed a resurgence in the 1990s with his role in ""Pulp Fiction"" (1994), and he has since starred in films such as ""Get Shorty"", ""Broken Arrow"", ""Face/Off"", ""Swordfish"", ""Be Cool"", ""Wild Hogs"", ""Hairspray"", and ""The Taking of Pelham 123"". Travolta was nominated for"
"(1950). Travers had a slightly bigger part in ""The Browning Version"" (1951) and a good role on TV in ""Albert"" (later filmed as ""Albert R.N."") for ""BBC Sunday-Night Theatre"" (1951). Travers could be seen in ""Hindle Wakes"" (1952), ""The Planter's Wife"" (1952), ""The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men"" (1952), ""It Started in Paradise"" (1952), ""Mantrap"" (1953), ""Street of Shadows"" (1953), and ""The Square Ring"" (1953). He was in ""The Heel"" for ""Douglas Fairbanks Jr Presents"". Travers remained a supporting player in ""Counterspy"" (1953) and had a good part in ""Romeo and Juliet"" (1954) as Benvolio. His best"
"fifth most popular British star of 1958 (and the ninth most popular regardless of nationality). She and Travers were reunited in ""Passionate Summer"" (1959) then she had a support part in MGM's ""The Wreck of the Mary Deare"" (1959). McKenna and Travers were in ""Two Living, One Dead"" (1961), shot in Sweden. She was in an adaptation of ""A Passage to India"" for the BBC in 1965. McKenna is best remembered for her 1966 role as Joy Adamson in the true-life film ""Born Free"" for which she received a nomination for a Golden Globe. It was not only a huge"
"episode 7, season 2, ""Tomorrow"". His film career included roles in ""Hurry Sundown"" (1967), ""Hour of the Gun"" (1967, as Virgil Earp), ""The Rowdyman"" (1972), ""Killer on Board"" (1977), ""Cruise Into Terror"" (1978), ""The Pilot"" (1980), ""The Bushido Blade"" (1981), ""Spring Fever"" (1982), ""Solarbabies"" (1986), ""Everybody Wins"" (1990) and ""Primary Motive"" (1992). Divorced from Carol Tauser, then Astrid Ronning, he is currently married to actress Maureen Anderman. Frank Converse Frank Converse (born May 22, 1938) is an American actor. Converse was born in 1938 in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1962, he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in drama at"
"until he reached an Allied position. In 1945, Travers was promoted to the rank of major, and he joined Force 136 Special Operations Executive and was parachuted into Malaya. Travers was responsible for training and tactical decisions with the main resistance movement, the communist-led Malayan People’s Anti-Japanese Army (MPAJA). Major Travers left the armed forces in 1947. Travers got out of the army in 1947 and decided to become an actor. He began working on stage in 1949, then a year later made his film debut in ""Conspirator"" (1949). He had unbilled parts in ""Trio"" (1950), and ""The Wooden Horse"""
"Born Free (TV series) Born Free is an American adventure/drama series based on the 1966 movie of the same name. It aired on the NBC television network from September 9 to December 30, 1974, produced by Columbia Pictures Television and starring and narrated by Diana Muldaur. Gary Collins stars as George Adamson and Diana Muldaur portrayed Joy Adamson. The couple lived in Kenya with their adopted lioness Elsa, where they protected the animals in the surrounding area from all sorts of danger, both natural and human. An unrelated television movie called ""Born Free: A New Adventure"" was broadcast by ABC"
"Born Free (Matt Monro song) ""Born Free"" is a popular song with music by John Barry, and lyrics by Don Black. It was written for the 1966 film of the same name and won an Academy Award for Best Original Song. Lyricist Don Black managed British singer Matt Monro at the time, and he and Barry asked him to record the song for the film's soundtrack. The producers of the film considered the song uncommercial, however, and deleted it from the print shown at its Royal Command premiere in London. When Monro, who attended the event, made Black aware of"
"Bel Air"" and ""Brotherhood of Justice"" starring Keanu Reeves and Kiefer Sutherland. Braverman is the son of television producer, Herb Braverman, who died in 1958, and actress Kendall Carly Browne. His brother is actor Bart Braverman. Braverman graduated from the University of Southern California in 1967. Among his earliest efforts was an animated short film called ""An American Time Capsule"" set to a recording of ""The Charge"" from the album ""Beat That #?!* Drum"" by famous drummer Sandy Nelson (the film credits only cite the album name, not the actual title of the song). The film was composed of hundreds"
"Living Free Living Free is a 1972 British drama film, written by Millard Kaufman and directed by Jack Couffer. It is starred by Nigel Davenport, Susan Hampshire and Geoffrey Keen. This film is a sequel to ""Born Free"", which was based on the book of the same name by Joy Adamson. The film ""Living Free"" is also based on a book by Joy Adamson, however, it is not based on the book by the same name but is instead based on the third book in the series, ""Forever Free"". Singer Julie Budd sang the title song, composed by Sol Kaplan"
"Born Free (Andy Williams album) Born Free is the twentieth studio album by American pop singer Andy Williams and was released on April 10, 1967, by Columbia Records and includes half a dozen songs associated with movies or musicals. Two of these tracks, however, originated in the scores of the films indicated on the album jacket but had lyrics added later: the melody for ""Strangers in the Night"" was written for ""A Man Could Get Killed"", and ""Somewhere My Love"" began as ""Lara's Theme"" from ""Doctor Zhivago"". The album made its first appearance on ""Billboard""'s Top LP's chart in the"
"Born Free: A New Adventure Born Free: A New Adventure is a 1996 American made-for-television adventure film, starring Jonathan Brandis and Ariana Richards. The film was written by John McGreevey and directed by Tommy Lee Wallace. It was first aired at ABC on April 27, 1996. ""Born Free: A New Adventure"" is part of a series of books and films, released since 1960 and based on the real life of the lioness Elsa. The film was shot entirely in South Africa. Two teenagers, Rand and Val, rescue a young lioness that have been tamed by hunters. Now, they have to"
"Ring of Bright Water (film) Ring of Bright Water is a 1969 British-American feature film starring Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna. It is a story about a Londoner and his pet otter living on the Scottish coast. The story is fictional, but is adapted from the 1960 autobiographical book of the same name by Gavin Maxwell. It featured the stars of ""Born Free"", another film about a close relationship between humans and a wild animal. Graham Merrill (Bill Travers) passes a pet shop on his daily walks about London, and takes an interest in an otter (specifically, a male river"
"although he collaborated on a few revivals and adaptations of his earlier work. He returned to playwriting in 1968. He was inspired to write a new comedy in the early 1970s after the abolition of theatre censorship in Britain permitted him to write without evasion about sexual activities, one of his favourite topics. The resulting play, ""The Bed Before Yesterday"" (1975), presented when he was 89, was the longest-running of all his stage works, easily outplaying any of his Aldwych farces. Travers was born in the London borough of Hendon, the elder son and the second of the three children"
"Kirk Bovill Kirk Bovill (born January 17, 1961) is an American actor, writer, voice-over artist and producer. His film credits include ""Vice"", ""20th Century Women"", ""Free State of Jones"", ""Get on Up"", ""Contraband"", ""Texas Killing Fields"", ""White Lightnin'"", ""The Butterfly Circus"", and ""God Bless America"". Bovill was born in Wayne, Nebraska, the son of Judy Bovill, a teacher, artist, and writer, and Ron Bovill, a college professor, coach, writer, and former actor, who filmed national Wells Fargo commercials in the 1970s as Mark Twain. After attending Aurora High School, he headed off to the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, where"
"Bill Pullman William James Pullman (born December 17, 1953) is an American actor. He made his film debut in the 1986 film ""Ruthless People"", and has since gone on to star in other films, such as ""Spaceballs"" (1987), ""The Accidental Tourist"" (1988), ""Sleepless In Seattle"" (1993), ""While You Were Sleeping"" (1995), ""Casper"" (1995), ""Independence Day"" (1996), ""Lost Highway"" (1997) and ""Lake Placid"" (1999). He has also appeared regularly on television, usually in TV films, though starting in the 2000s he has also starred in miniseries and regular series, including starring roles in ""1600 Penn"" (2012–13) and ""The Sinner"" (2017-present). Pullman"
"an aviation cadet in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II but does not appear to have served long, as his screen appearances are continuous throughout the war and afterward for several years. In 1949 he reverted to his real name, Bill George, for his last feature film and his subsequent television roles. He died at 44 and was buried in the Los Angeles National Cemetery. Jay Kirby Jay Kirby (born William Bennett George, January 28, 1920 – July 30, 1964) was an American actor in films and television. He was best known for playing Johnny Travers, the"
"work under other authors' names or pseudonyms. His uncredited work won two Academy Awards: for ""Roman Holiday"" (1953), which was given to a front writer, and for ""The Brave One"" (1956) which was awarded to a pseudonym of Trumbo's. When he was given public screen credit for both ""Exodus"" and ""Spartacus"" in 1960, this marked the beginning of the end of the Hollywood Blacklist for Trumbo and other screenwriters. He finally was given full credit by the Writers' Guild for all his achievements, the work of which encompassed six decades of screenwriting. Trumbo was born in Montrose, Colorado, the son"
"(as Trevor Chaplin) in 1985, ""The Beiderbecke Tapes"" in 1987, ""Andy Capp"" (in the title role), ""The Beiderbecke Connection"" in 1988, ""Second Thoughts"" (as Bill MacGregor) from 3 May 1991 to 14 October 1994, ""Midsomer Murders"", ""Pay and Display"", ""Dalziel and Pascoe"", ""Close and True"", ""Born and Bred"" (as Dr Arthur Gilder), and ""New Tricks"" (as Jack Halford). Another memorable role was alongside Timothy West and Sheila Hancock in the 2002 series of the BBC drama ""Bedtime"", in which Bolam played the seemingly decent but actually crooked Ronnie Stribling. On radio, in 1978 he played Willie Garvin in a BBC"
"Greer Garson and Ronald Colman in ""Random Harvest"" (1942) and with Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman in ""The Bells of St. Mary's"" (1945). Alfred Hitchcock used Travers as a Comic relief in ""Shadow of a Doubt"" (1943), where he played a bank clerk with a passion for criminal magazines. The character actor also portrayed the Railway Station Master Mr. Ballard with a love for roses who finally wins the annual flower show in his village shortly before dying in a bombardment in ""Mrs. Miniver"". He received an Academy Award-nomination as Best Supporting Actor for this appearance. Travers's most famous role"
"""Barretts"" and ""Seventh Sign"" were notable flops - and enthusiasm for Travers in Hollywood cooled. Travers did ""A Cook for Mr. General"" for ""Kraft Theatre"" (1958) on TV. Then he returned to Britain. Travers and McKenna starred in a melodrama for the Rank Organisation, ""Passionate Summer"" (1958). He tried to get up a war film set in Greenland, ""The Sledge Patrol"", but it does not appear to have been made. He and Launder tried to repeat the success of ""Geordie"" with ""The Bridal Path"" (1960), but the film was not a success. Travers did ""Born a Giant"" for ""Our American"