Elsa the lioness, who starred in the film ”Born Free,” has died in a zoo in Devon in southwestern England, a zoo spokeswoman said Thursday. Belkla Neate said Elsa, one of several lions and ...

Born Free is a posthumous triumph for Elsa the lioness, one of the queen beasts of her time and now the subject of a lively movie biography that should leave audiences purring with satisfaction.

First transmitted in 1961, David Attenborough travels to Meru National Park in Kenya to visit Joy and George Adamson and meet Elsa the lioness and her cubs shortly before Elsa's death.

A LIONESS named Elsa has been saved from a miserable life in a circus by Virginia McKenna’s charity Born Free. By Stuart Winter. 00:00, Sun, Oct 26, 2014. Link copied Bookmark.

A lifetime of work by the naturalist George Adamson, known to a generation of children as ”father” of Elsa the lioness, has been all but forgotten in Kenya only three years after his death ...

The sculptures include a depiction of Elsa the lioness, the foundation’s inspiration and symbol. Alex Green. Friday 07 January 2022 15:13 GMT. open image in gallery.

In 1960, Joy Adamson’s international bestseller, Born Free, introduced Elsa to the world. Six years later, the lioness hit the big screen with the 1966 feature film starring Virginia McKenna and ...