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Joy Adamson

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Austrian-British naturalist, painter, writer, collector and illustrator (1910-1980)

United KingdomArtistsLived 1910 to 1980 · aged 69
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Friederike Victoria "Joy" Adamson 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.

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1976Austrian Decoration for Science and Art
1947Grenfell Medal

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Friederike Victoria "Joy" Adamson 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.

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United Kingdom
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Artists
Type
Artist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1910 to 1980 · aged 69
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27 languages

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