A child star literally lived with a lion as pet when she was a teenager.
Having a lion as pet might be a terrible idea but it worked out well for this family. Actress Melanie Griffith literally lived with one as a pet when she was a teenager. Lately some photos showed up online that reveal their amazing life together with a huge pet lion named Neil.
When Melanie Griffith, the Working Girl star, was still a teenager, her mom Tippi Hedren, also an actress, together with her step-father, film director Noel Marshall decided to make a film about lions after returning from a trip to Africa. They were advised by animal trainer Ron Oxley that the best way to learn about them, is to “live together with one”. And that’s how they ended up taking Neil into their home.
Here’s the amazing photos of their life with the pet lion.
The movie Roar (1981) took the family 11 years and $17.5 million to make. Unfortunately, it was a commercial failure. It grossed only $2 million worldwide. An estimated 70 people were injured during the making of the film. Even Griffith herself, who played as the on-screen daughter, was hurt after her face was attacked by a lioness on the set. In spite of that, the family’s love of the big cats did not change. Hedren even founded the Roar Foundation Shambala Preserve, a sanctuary for mistreated and neglected exotic animals. The goal of the foundation is to educate the public on “the dangers of private ownership of exotic animals.”
Read the full story at BoredPanda.
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Images: Michael Rougier / Time & Life Pictures
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