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Virginia McKenna

Born June 7, 1931 (1931-06-07) (age 77)
London, England
Years active 1953-1998

Virginia McKenna OBE (born June 7, 1931, London) is an English stage and screen actress, author and wildlife campaigner. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created Wildlife includes all non-domesticated plants animals and other organisms

McKenna trained as an actress at the Central School of Speech and Drama then worked on stage in London's West End theatres before making her motion picture debut in 1952. The Central School of Speech and Drama was founded in 1906 by Elsie Fogerty to offer a new form of training in speech and drama for young Actors and other students The West End of London is an area of Central London, England, containing many of the city's major tourist attractions businesses headquarters and the commercial She continued to appear in both films and on stage and in 1954/1955 was a member of the Old Vic theatre company. The Old Vic is a Theatre located just south-east of Waterloo Station in London on the corner of The Cut and Waterloo Road. She was married for a few months in 1954 to actor Denholm Elliott. Denholm Mitchell Elliott, CBE (31 May 1922 &ndash 6 October 1992 was a distinguished English Actor of stage and Screen, with Her second husband was actor Bill Travers by whom she had four children, and to whom she was married until his death (in 1994). William Lindon-Travers ( 3 January 1922 – 29 March 1994) was an English actor screenwriter director and an Animal rights

In 1956, McKenna won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film, A Town Like Alice and two years later was nominated for Best Actress again for her role as the World War II|WW II Special Operations Executive|SOE agent, Violette Szabo, in 1958's Carve Her Name with Pride. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation A Town Like Alice ( US title The Legacy) is a novel by the English author Nevil Shute. Violette Reine Elizabeth Bushell Szabo, GC (26 June 1921 &ndash c Carve Her Name with Pride is a 1958 British Drama film based on the book of the same name by R

However, McKenna is best remembered for her 1966 role as Joy Adamson in the true-life film Born Free for which she received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama. Joy Adamson ( January 20, 1910 – January 3, 1980) was a naturalist and author best known for her book Born Free, which described Born Free ( 1966) is an Open Road Films Ltd / Columbia Pictures Feature film starring Virginia McKenna and Bill The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951

Bill Travers co-starred with her and the experience led them to become active supporters for wild animal rights and protecting their natural habitat. William Lindon-Travers ( 3 January 1922 – 29 March 1994) was an English actor screenwriter director and an Animal rights "Animal liberation" redirects here for other uses see Animal liberation (disambiguation. A habitat (which is Latin for "it inhabits" is an Ecological or environmental area that is inhabited by a particular Species. This led to McKenna and her husband becoming involved in the Zoo Check Campaign in 1984 and to their establishing the "Born Free Foundation" in 1991. The Born Free Foundation is a charitable organisation in the United Kingdom.

On the stage, in 1979 she won the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a British musical for her performance opposite Yul Brynner in The King and I. The Laurence Olivier Award is regarded as the most prestigious award in British theatre and is presented in recognition of artistic achievement in London theatre Yul Brynner (July 11 1920 – October 10 1985 was a Russian born Actor of stage and film, perhaps best known for his portrayal of the The King and I is a musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. Over the years she appeared in more motion pictures but also was very active with television roles and on stage where she continues to make occasional appearances. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic

McKenna has also been responsible for helping create and furnish the Gavin Maxwell museum on (see [1]) Eilean Bàn, the last island home of Maxwell, an author and naturalist, most famous for his book Ring of Bright Water, on which the film of the same name was based. Gavin Maxwell FRSL, FIAL FZS (Sc, FRGS, FAGS ( 15 July 1914 &ndash 7 September 1969) was a Scottish Natural history is the Scientific research of Plants or Animals leaning more towards the Observational than Experimental methods Ring of Bright Water ( 1969) is a Feature film starring Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna in a story about a Londoner and an The title Ring of Bright Water was a line taken from a poem by Kathleen Raine. Kathleen Jessie Raine ( June 14 1908 – July 6 2003) was a British poet critic and Independent scholar writing in particular

For her services to wildlife and to the arts, in 2004 McKenna was made an officer of the Order of the British Empire. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. In 2007 Virginia recorded the Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett for acclaimed audiobooks website silksoundbooks. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Frances Hodgson Burnett, ( November 24, 1849 - October 29, 1924) was an English – American Playwright and

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Gavin Maxwell FRSL, FIAL FZS (Sc, FRGS, FAGS ( 15 July 1914 &ndash 7 September 1969) was a Scottish
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