# Virginia Mckenna
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Virginia Anne McKenna, OBE (born 7 June 1931), is an English stage and screen actress, author and wildlife campaigner. She is best known for the films A Town Like Alice (1956), Carve Her Name with Pride (1958), Born Free (1966), and Ring of Bright Water (1969), as well as her work with The Born Free Foundation.
== Early life ==
McKenna was born in Marylebone to a theatrical family and was educated at Heron's Ghyll School, a former independent boarding school near the market town of Horsham in Sussex.
Episode Five: Will Travers on the Born Free foundation, captivity and compassionate conservation
Executive president and co-founder of Born Free foundation Will Travers is an internationally renowned wildlife expert who has dedicated his life to wildlife protection, conservation, advocacy and policy. His passion for wildlife was ignited at an early age when he lived in Kenya while his parents…
Virginia McKenna
Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the actress and wildlife campaigner Virginia McKenna. She was born in London and, after spending five years of her childhood in South Africa to escape the Blitz, she returned to England. She enrolled at the Central School of Drama but left after two years when off…
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Maria chats with Born Free USA's Devan Schowe about the organization and all they do to prevent humans from exploiting wild-animals. In 1966, Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers starred in the classic wildlife film Born Free.In 1984, they launched the charity Zoo Check which evolved into Born Free; i…
The One to Five Guide to the UK Gay Scene: Podcast Picks
In their final episode, Christian and Nick whip out their A to Z for a troll round the provinces, vadaing the reviews for the bars and clubs of the nation’s remaining gay scenes! Along the way they discuss poppers, industrial sized toilet roll and Virginia McKenna’s lion cub…
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Episode 825: Born Free (1966) and Ring of Bright Water (1969)
This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm fulfilling another Patreon Pick with a conservationist double-feature starring Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna: 1966's Born Free and 1969's Ring of Bright Water, the latter of which as selected by TWoRP Legionnaire Daniel B.
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