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Island of the Blue Dolphins is a 1964 American adventure film directed by James B. Clark and written by Jane Klove and Ted Sherdeman. It is based on the 1960 novel Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell. The film stars Celia Kaye, Larry Domasin, Ann Daniel, Carlos Romero, George Kennedy and Hal John Norman.
Island of the Blue Dolphins won the Newbery Medal in 1961. [1] It was adapted into a film of the same name in 1964. O'Dell later wrote a sequel, Zia, published in 1976. Island of the Blue Dolphins has been the subject of much literary and pedagogical scholarship related to survival, feminism, the resilience of Indigenous peoples, and beyond.
Following the release of Island of the Blue Dolphins, she was awarded the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer in 1965, alongside Mia Farrow and Mary Ann Mobley. [10] The movie itself received generally positive reviews as an entertaining but simplistic children's movie although her performance received more mixed reviews.
Island of the Blue Dolphins; Mary Poppins; The Misadventures of Merlin Jones; The Moon-Spinners; The Three Lives of Thomasina; A Tiger Walks; 1965. Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion; Funny Things Happen Down Under; Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon; Lemon Grove Kids Meet the Monsters; The Magic World of Topo Gigio; The Man from Button Willow; That ...
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Inspiring the book and short movie Island of the Blue Dolphins Juana Maria (died October 19, 1853), better known to history as the Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island (her Native American name is unknown), was a Native Californian woman who was the last surviving member of her tribe, the Nicoleño .
The Island: (1980 & 2005) Island of the Blue Dolphins (1964) Island of Death (1976) The Island of Doctor Agor (1971) Island of Doomed Men (1940) The Island of Dr. Moreau: (1977 & 1996) Island of the Fishmen (1979) Island of Lost Men (1939) Island of Lost Souls: (1932 & 2007) Island in the Sky: (1938 & 1953) Island in the Sun (1957) Island of ...
In 1934, O'Dell began writing articles as well as fiction and nonfiction books for adults. In the late 1950s, he began writing children's books. His first children's book was Island of the Blue Dolphins. In 1984, he established the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction, an award of $5,000 that recognizes outstanding works of historical ...