Born Free seen through the eyes of his assistant, Tony Fitzjohn. George is portrayed by Richard Harris, and Honor Blackman makes a brief appearance as Joy. The one-hour "Nature" documentary "Elsa's Legacy: The Born Free Story" was released on PBS stations in January 2011. It includes a collection of archival footage and an exploration into the lives of Joy and George Adamson during the years following release of the film. Born Free Born Free is a 1966 British drama film starring Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers as Joy and George Adamson, a real-life couple who raised Elsa the Lioness, an orphaned lion
P. L. Travers the name Pamela Lyndon Travers and adopted the pen name P. L. Travers in 1933, while writing the first of eight "Mary Poppins" books. Travers travelled to New York City during World War II while working for the British Ministry of Information. At that time, Walt Disney contacted her about selling to Disney Studios the rights for a film adaptation of "Mary Poppins", whose sequel "Mary Poppins Comes Back" was also in print. After years of contact, which included visits to Travers at her home in London, Walt Disney did obtain the rights and the Disney film "Mary Poppins" premiered