Born Free is a 1966 motion picture based upon the true-life 1960 international bestselling book written by Joy Adamson about herself, her game warden husband, George Adamson, and Elsa, the orphaned cub lioness they raised while living in Kenya, East Africa. George Adamson served as Chief Technical Advisor on the filmblank">http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0011487/, and he discusses his involvement in the film in his first autobiography book, in UK titled Bwana Game 1968 and the USA titled A Lifetime with Lions 1968.http://www.fatheroflions.org/Bibliography.htmlThe screenplay was written by blacklisted Hollywood writer _Lester Cole using the pseudonym "Gerald L.C. Copley."

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 opposed, or to attempt to teach the domesticated lioness to hunt and fend for herself in the wild.

The film is noted for its soundtrack composed by John Barry; in addition to the score winning two Academy Awards, the title song "Born Free" became a pop music hit for Roger Williams pianist, for Matt Monro who sang the title song in the film, and for the Hesitations. Andy Williams also covered the song and released an album of the same name the next year.

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 who were instrumental in creating the Born Free Foundation.

A sequel Living Free followed in 1972, this time with Susan Hampshire and Nigel Davenport as Joy and George Adamson. The sequel is based not on the book by the same name, but on the third book of the series, Forever Free.

To Walk With Lions, released in 1999, depicts the last years of George Adamson's life, as seen through the eyes of his assistant, Tony Fitzjohn. George is portrayed by Richard Harris, Honor Blackman makes a brief appearance as Joy.

In 1974 there was a 13-episode US television series broadcast by NBC, entirely fiction, titled 'Born Free', starring Diana Muldaur and Gary Collins as Joy and George Adamson

Born Free was a short-lived drama based on the 1966 movie of the same name. It aired on the NBC television network from September 9 to December 30, 1974.

It was an adventure series with the emphasis on preserving wildlife. Gary Collins starred as George Adamson and Diana Muldaur portrayed Joy Adamson. The couple lived in Kenya with their adopted lioness Elsa the Lioness, where they protected the animals in the surrounding area from all sorts of danger, both natural and human.

A total of 13 episodes aired before the series was cancelled in the middle of the 1974-75 television season due to low ratings, because of competition from ABC's Top 20 hit The Rookies and CBS's Top 30 hit Gunsmoke.

This drama chronicles the adventures of George and Joy Adamson, a married couple who serve as game wardens in Kenya. Not only did they care for and keep track of the wildlife, but they sometimes had to deal with poachers or other unsavory humans who were threatening the natural way of life in the jungle. Written by Marty McKee

Joy Adamson and her husband, Kenya game warden George Adamson, raise Elsa, a lion cub. When Elsa approaches maturity, Joy determines she must re-educate Elsa to living in the wild so that the lioness can return to a free life. Written by Jim Beaver