Born Free: A New Adventure teach the lioness how to survive in the wild. In 1960, Joy Adamson published a book called "Born Free", based on her (and her husband, George Adamson) experience raising the lioness Elsa. The book was followed by two others, "Living Free" (1961) and "Forever Free" (1963). In 1966, the first book was adapted into a movie. The film was a commercial and critical success, leading to a 1969 documentary called "The Lions are Free" and then a sequel, released in 1972 and based on the third book, but using the name of the second book. In 1974, the NBC did
Mary Travers (journalist) Mary Travers (journalist) Mary Travers Murphy (born July 31, 1958) is the Executive Director of the Family Justice Center of Erie County. She was formerly a consumer affairs journalist and was part of the Action 7 news team on ABC affiliate, WKBW-TV, based in Buffalo, New York. She left that position in June 2004. Prior to joining WKBW, Travers was a reporter for WEBR. In 2005 she was elected to a four-year term as town supervisor of Orchard Park, New York. In 2009 she did not seek re-election. She is married to John Murphy, the play-by-play announcer for the Buffalo