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An adventurous life, Valerie Taylor with Ben Mckelvey

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An adventurous life, Valerie Taylor with Ben Mckelvey

Language

eng

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autobiography

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

An adventurous life

Responsibility statement

Valerie Taylor with Ben Mckelvey

Summary

At 83 years old, Valerie Taylor has lived a big, bold adventurous life. Born in Australia, Valerie spent a great deal of her childhood in New Zealand. A talented artist, she dropped out of school when she contracted polio and was saved by Sister Elizabeth Kenny's treatment plan; it was two years before she could walk unaided. When Valerie was fifteen, she found work as an animator and moved back to Australia with her family. All the while she thrived on being close to the ocean, and was a keen spear fisher. In the 1950s, she met Ron Taylor and then her real adventures started. Together they sailed all over the world, photographing and filming their travels for magazines, TV and movies, and making many documentaries. Valerie and Ron became interested in conservation, and focused on sharks in particular. They did all the shark work on Jaws, and James Cameron decided he wanted to become a filmmaker because of Valerie and her husband

Target audience

adult

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Valerie Taylor, an adventurous life

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