Born Free: A New Adventure 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
Bartlett Adamson Bartlett Adamson George Ernest “Bartlett” Adamson (22 December 1884 – 4 November 1951) was an Australian journalist, poet, author and political activist. Adamson was born at Cascade, Ringarooma, Tasmania, on 22 December 1884 to a Scottish miner, George Adamson, and his English wife, Jane, nee Bartlett. He was educated at Zeehan and Dundas and then worked as a clerk at a mine. The family moved to New Zealand where he worked as a clerk with publishers Whitcomb and Tombs in Wellington. He was rejected for military service during World War I on medical grounds. He married Scottish-born Mary Anne McLachlan