Joy Adamson
Joy Adamson | |
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Adamson with Elsa the lioness, autumn 1960 | |
| Born | Friederike Victoria Gessner 20 January 1910 Troppau, Austrian Silesia, Austria-Hungary (now Opava, Czech Republic) |
| Died | 3 January 1980 (aged 69) |
| Cause of death | Homicide |
| Resting place | Meru National Park |
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| Spouses | Sir Viktor Von Klarwill
(m. 1935; div. 1937)Valencio Fawcett
(m. 1979–1980) |
| Writing career | |
| Language | English |
| Period | 1960–1980 |
| Genre | Nonfiction |
| Subjects | Animals, African culture, nature |
| Years active | 1960–1980 |
| Notable work | Born Free |
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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.