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An adventurous life / Valerie Taylor with Ben Mckelvey.

An adventurous life / Valerie Taylor with Ben Mckelvey.

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. Valerie is working with the brilliant Ben Mckelvey to share her story of falling in love with the ocean and with her husband, Ron. From trainee animator to Spielberg, from JAWS to BLUE LAGOON, this is the remarkable story of an incredible woman.

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Shelf Location B TAYL
Author Taylor, Valerie, 1935-
Title An adventurous life / Valerie Taylor with Ben Mckelvey.
Alternate Titles Valerie Taylor : an adventurous life
Cover title Adventurous life : the remarkable story of the trailblazing ocean conservationist, photographer and shark expert
Publication Details Sydney : Hachette Australia, 2019.
Description 327 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.
Notes 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. Valerie is working with the brilliant Ben Mckelvey to share her story of falling in love with the ocean and with her husband, Ron. From trainee animator to Spielberg, from JAWS to BLUE LAGOON, this is the remarkable story of an incredible woman.
Subject Taylor, Valerie, -- 1935-
Taylor, Valerie, -- 1935-Marriage
Taylor, Ron, -- 1934-2012
Underwater photography
Cinematographers -- Australia -- Biography
Sharks -- Anecdotes
Marine resources conservation -- Australia
Underwater cinematography
Independent filmmakers -- Australia
Marine parks and reserves -- Australia
Environmentalists -- Australia -- Biography
Women environmentalists -- Australia -- Biography
Photographers -- Australia -- Biography
Added Author Mckelvey, Ben
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