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
Bill Travers Heritage" (1960) on TV, then returned to Britain where he made a British monster film, "Gorgo" (1961). Travers and McKenna reteamed on a thriller, "Two Living, One Dead" (1961). He then starred in a race car drama for MGM, "The Green Helmet" (1961), and a comedy with Spike Milligan, "Invasion Quartet" (1961). He was in a Broadway production of "A Cook for Mr General" (1961). Travers starred in a TV adaptation of "Lorna Doone" (1963). He returned to Hollywood to do some episodes of "The Everglades", "Rawhide" ("Incident at Two Graves") and "Espionage" ("A Camel to Ride"). Back on Broadway