query: who did the voice of john smith in pocahontas

pos: Pocahontas (1995 film) Pocahontas (1995 film) Pocahontas is a 1995 American animated musical romantic drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation for Walt Disney Pictures. The 33rd Disney animated feature film, it was directed by Mike Gabriel and Eric Goldberg and is loosely based on the life of the Native American woman of the same name. It portrays a fictionalized account of her historical encounter with Englishman John Smith and the Jamestown settlers that arrived from the Virginia Company. The voice cast stars Irene Bedard and Mel Gibson as Pocahontas and Smith, respectively, with David Ogden Stiers, Russell Means, Christian Bale, Billy

pos: Pocahontas (1995 film) According to Bedard, she took a train to Buffalo, New York where she was walked in wearing a sundress and a straw hat, and read for the part. Back on the set of "Lakota Woman", she learned that she was cast in the role. Michelle St. John had also auditioned for the role of Pocahontas, and was given the role of Nakoma after Bedard was cast. Mel Gibson was cast as English settler John Smith following a desire to make "something for my kids." In a notable contrast to previous voice actors for Disney animated features, Gibson provided the singing

pos: If I Never Knew You If I Never Knew You "If I Never Knew You" is a song by American recording artists Jon Secada and Shanice, from Disney's 1995 animated feature film, "Pocahontas". The song was written by composer Alan Menken and lyricist Stephen Schwartz, and originally recorded by American singer Judy Kuhn in her film role as the singing voice of Pocahontas, and American actor Mel Gibson in his role as Captain John Smith. Shanice and Secada's version is heard during film's end credits, and was released on September 12, 1995 as the second single from the film's soundtrack, after Vanessa Williams' pop and

pos: Donal Gibson Donal Gibson Donal Gibson (born February 13, 1958) is an American actor, and younger brother of award-winning actor and director Mel Gibson. Gibson was born in Peekskill, New York. Donal has done voice acting in shows like "ReBoot" and "Justice League Unlimited" (as Captain Boomerang). His most notable voice acting role was probably as Captain John Smith in Disney's "", a role which was played by his brother Mel in the first film, "Pocahontas". Aside of voice acting, Donal has also appeared for minor roles in films starring his brother Mel, such as "Braveheart", "Conspiracy Theory", and "Maverick", as well

pos: Tommy Nilsson in May 2008. Nilsson has been married to the Swedish actress Malin Berghagen. Nilsson is also known for his dubbing work for animated films and series, including "Top Cat", "", "The Busy World of Richard Scarry", the voice of "Patrick Star" in "SpongeBob SquarePants", among others. He dubbed Mel Gibson's voice of John Smith in "Pocahontas". In 2016 he participated in Så mycket bättre which was broadcast on TV4. He will participate in Stjärnornas stjärna broadcast on TV4. Tommy Nilsson Erik Tommy Nilsson (born 11 March 1960 in Köping) is a Swedish rock singer and composer. Some Swedish critics state

pos: Voice acting in the United States actors in a singing role has also seen change, as both Jeremy Irons and Mel Gibson have done singing in the respective films "The Lion King" and "Pocahontas", rather than have a singer as substitute (However, the former did most of his own singing, but due to straining his vocal cords, he didn't finish; instead, Jim Cummings did his partial singing voice for the rest of the song). Voice actors have a relatively small but dedicated fan base, with appearances at large events like Comic-Con International, various anime conventions, and websites dedicated to profiling their work. Commercials for television and

neg: Pocahontas: The Legend Pocahontas: The Legend Pocahontas: The Legend is a 1995 drama film that fictionalizes the young life of the historical figure of Chief Powhatan's daughter Pocahontas and her relationship with Captain John Smith. This film was directed by Danièle J. Suissa and stars Sandrine Holt as the titular heroine. It was shot in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This is the third live-action feature film based on the life of Pocahontas and John Smith, the others being "Pocahontas and John Smith" (1924) and "Captain John Smith and Pocahontas" (1953). John Rolfe, the husband of Pocahontas, does not appear in this motion picture. Two

neg: Pocahontas (1995 film) facial hair, and wear loose, baggy pants like most commoners at the time. Historically, there is no evidence of a romantic relationship emerging between Pocahontas and John Smith. Whether or not Pocahontas saved Smith's life is debated. English colonists led by Samuel Argall captured Pocahontas three years after John Smith departed for England; she converted to Christianity in Henricus and later married John Rolfe, who was known for introducing tobacco as a cash crop. Ebert criticized the film's deviations from history, writing "Having led one of the most interesting lives imaginable, Pocahontas serves here more as a simplified symbol". Sophie

neg: Pocahontas (character) torn between her father's wish to destroy the settlers and her need to help them." When Disney executives asked Gabriel to summarize Pocahontas' character, he replied: "She's a girl with a problem." Inspired by William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet", the film's directors Mike Gabriel and Eric Goldberg wanted the story of "Pocahontas" to feature two characters of very different backgrounds falling in love. Story supervisor Tom Sito, who became the project's unofficial historical consultant, did extensive research into the early colonial era and the story of John Smith and Pocahontas, and was confronted over the historical inaccuracies from historians.

neg: Pocahontas (character) respecting the earth through the song, "Colors of the Wind". This causes John to see the ill of his thoughts and change his ways, and the two fall in love with each other. When Kocoum stumbles upon Pocahontas and John Smith kissing, he becomes enraged and attacks the white man. Before Pocahontas can break them up, however, Thomas, who had been sent to find John, shoots and kills Kocoum. John Smith takes the blame for Kocoum's death, is taken prisoner by the Powhatan men, and sentenced to death at sunrise. Pocahontas realizes that she must stop the execution that will

neg: Pocahontas (1995 film) be based on Cameron's own ideas, it nevertheless takes inspiration from animated films like "Pocahontas" and "" (1992). Pocahontas (1995 film) Pocahontas is a 1995 American animated musical romantic drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation for Walt Disney Pictures. The 33rd Disney animated feature film, it was directed by Mike Gabriel and Eric Goldberg and is loosely based on the life of the Native American woman of the same name. It portrays a fictionalized account of her historical encounter with Englishman John Smith and the Jamestown settlers that arrived from the Virginia Company. The voice cast stars Irene

neg: Po-ca-hon-tas, or The Gentle Savage narratives to an end. The plot very loosely follows events in the life of the historical Pocahontas. It begins with the arrival of white men led by John Smith, who says they are there to "ravage the land and steal gold". Smith and company raid the "Tuscarora Finishing School of Emancipated Maidens" and there meet Pocahontas. The remainder of the play revolves around the love triangle formed by Pocahontas, Smith, and John Rolfe, concluding with a card game between Smith and Rolfe for the hand of the Indian princess. However, Brougham's narrative merely adds some action to what is otherwise

neg: Captain John Smith and Pocahontas Captain John Smith and Pocahontas Captain John Smith and Pocahontas is a 1953 American NR historical film directed by Lew Landers. The distributor was United Artists. It stars Anthony Dexter, Jody Lawrance and Alan Hale. While most scenes were filmed in Virginia, exteriors were shot around Bronson Canyon. It depicts the foundation of the Jamestown Colony in Virginia by English settlers and the relationship between John Smith and Pocahontas. She married John Rolfe in real life. It is also known by the alternative title Burning Arrows. Regarded as a B movie, the film has gained a cult following. The film

neg: Pocahontas (1995 film) The writers countered that Powhatan was polygamous and formed dynastic alliances among other neighboring tribes by impregnating a local women and giving away the child, so it was believed that Pocahontas herself probably did not see her mother that much. "Well", Eisner conceded, "I guess that means we're toasted." Ultimately, her mother's spirit would become the swirling wind that occurs throughout the film. For the villain, they chose John Ratcliffe, whose portrayal was based on actual English captains, including John Martin, Christopher Newport and Edward Maria Wingfield. In reality, it was Wingfield who despised John Smith, but the filmmakers preferred

neg: Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World Pocahontas and Uti imprisoned in the Tower of London, and declares war on the Powhatan tribe. At his home, a despondent Rolfe is approached by a hooded stranger who helps him break Pocahontas and Uti out of the tower and take them to an inn, where the man reveals himself to be John Smith. Smith implores Pocahontas to stay hidden with him, but she instead takes Rolfe's advice and decides to try and stop the war one last time. She openly confronts the King in the palace and reveals Smith, thus proving that Ratcliffe had been lying the entire time.

neg: Pocahontas (1995 film) historians. Already knowing that in reality Pocahontas married John Rolfe, Gabriel explained it was felt that "the story of Pocahontas and Rolfe was too complicated and violent for a youthful audience" so instead, they would focus on Pocahontas's meeting with John Smith. The filmmakers discovered that Pocahontas was around twelve years old and Smith was "not a very likeable character", in which producer James Pentecost confessed that dramatic license was needed to be taken. Likewise, when searching for an appropriate age for Pocahontas to begin her relationship with Smith, Glen Keane explained, "We had the choice of being historically accurate

neg: Pocahontas (character) lead to war between the Native Americans and the settlers. She runs to where it will take place, calling out to the forces of nature to help her reach them in time. Pocahontas reaches John Smith just in time to throw herself over him and save him from being killed by her father, Chief Powhatan, who then comes to his senses and releases Smith. When the enraged Governor Ratcliffe shoots at the chief, John Smith pushes Powhatan out of the way and takes the bullet. Soon after, a wounded John Smith asks her to come with him to England, but

neg: Pocahontas (character) Already knowing that in reality Pocahontas married John Rolfe, Gabriel explained it was felt that "the story of Pocahontas and Rolfe was too complicated and violent for a youthful audience" so instead, they would focus on Pocahontas's meeting with John Smith. While the real Pocahontas was a eleven or twelve years old upon meeting John Smith, she is depicted as being around eighteen or nineteen years of age in the film, according to her supervising animator Glen Keane. Keane explained that this change was made because a film wherein a thirty year-old Smith falls in love with a child would

neg: Pocahontas only surviving daughter of the king". Pocahontas was her father's "delight and darling", according to the colonist Captain Ralph Hamor but she was not in line to inherit a position as a "weroance", subchief, or "mamanatowick" (paramount chief). Instead, Powhatan's brothers, sisters, and his sisters' children all stood in line to succeed him. In his "A Map of Virginia" John Smith explained how matrilineal inheritance worked among the Powhatan: Pocahontas is most famously linked to the English colonist Captain John Smith, who arrived in Virginia with a hundred other settlers in April 1607, at the behest of the London Company.

neg: Argall: The True Story of Pocahontas and Captain John Smith San Francisco Chronicle found the narrative "informative and even delightful". The titular (but by no means central) character is Samuel Argall. He did not appear in Disney's 1995 animated film or its , but was played by Yorick van Wageningen in Terrence Malick's "The New World" (2005). Argall: The True Story of Pocahontas and Captain John Smith Argall is a historical novel by American writer William T. Vollmann, which was first published in 2001. It is the third book in a planned seven-book cycle entitled . (As of 2015, five of the seven books have been published.) "Argall" is a

neg: Pocahontas (1995 film) while still attending film school. On board as a screenwriter, she was only one of the many who was contributing the specific vision the upper management at Disney had in mind, and collaborated with Native American consultants. While working on the movie, Susannah Grant wrote to a specific story outline, and no scene was rewritten less than thirty-five times until she felt it was perfect. Story supervisor Tom Sito, who became the project's unofficial historical consultant, did extensive research into the early colonial era and the story of John Smith and Pocahontas, and was confronted over the historical inaccuracies from

neg: Wyndham Robertson After the American Civil War, some Northern writers began questioning the validity of the rescue story of Captain John Smith and Pocahontas, attacking the accounts of the historical role played by both, as well as that of her husband John Rolfe. Harvard historian Henry Adams, who had served as his secretary to his father, Charles Francis Adams, Lincoln's Ambassador to Britain during the American Civil War, helped the debunkers. Robertson noted his descent from John Adams, a rival of John Randolph of Roanoke, who was descended from Pocahontas. Among several Virginians replying, Robertson published "Pocahontas alias Matoaka and Her Descendants

neg: Pocahontas (character) She had her own show entitled "Pocahontas and her Forest Friends" at Disney's Animal Kingdom, which ran from 1998 to 2008. Pocahontas appears in several stories of "Disney's 365 Bedtime Stories". Pocahontas, alongside other Disney Princesses, appeared in the film "Ralph Breaks the Internet", as was announced at the 2017 D23 Expo, with Bedard returning to voice her. Lauren Vino of MTV considers Pocahontas to be the best of all the Disney Princesses. The "San Francisco Chronicle" Peter Stack praised the romance between Pocahontas and Smith, writing that "the film's isolation of the lovers -- their secret meetings near a

neg: Pocahontas (1910 film) Pocahontas (1910 film) Pocahontas is a 1910 American silent short drama produced by the Thanhouser Company. The scenario was written by Lloyd Lonergan based on Lydia Sigourney's "Pocahontas" poem. The film is a retelling of the well-known story of Pocahontas, played by Anna Rosemond who saves the life of Captain John Smith, played by George Barnes. Pocahontas is captured and held hostage by the English. She is converted to Christianity and marries Rolfe, played by Frank H. Crane. Pocahontas then sickens and dies, spending her last hours wishing to return to her native home. Released on October 11, 1910, the

neg: Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World is a 1998 straight-to-video sequel to the 1995 Disney film "Pocahontas". While the first film dealt with her meeting with John Smith and the arrival of the British settlers in Jamestown, the sequel focuses on Pocahontas's journey to England with John Rolfe to negotiate for peace between the two nations, although her death is omitted from the film's ending. In London, John Smith is ambushed by a group of soldiers with a warrant for his arrest and presumed dead in the ensuing confrontation; Governor Ratcliffe has

neg: Argall: The True Story of Pocahontas and Captain John Smith Argall: The True Story of Pocahontas and Captain John Smith Argall is a historical novel by American writer William T. Vollmann, which was first published in 2001. It is the third book in a planned seven-book cycle entitled . (As of 2015, five of the seven books have been published.) "Argall" is a retelling of the founding of the Jamestown Colony and the legend of Pocahontas and Captain John Smith. The novel is primarily written in flowery Elizabethan language, which was met with mixed critical reception; "The New York Times" found the language "endlessly distracting and often silly", whereas the

neg: Captain John Smith and Pocahontas was issued on a double bill with "The Steel Lady". Due to the lower limit budget, the film proved to be unsuccessful both by critics and at the box office. Hal Erickson of allmovie gave the film his lowest star rating. Captain John Smith and Pocahontas Captain John Smith and Pocahontas is a 1953 American NR historical film directed by Lew Landers. The distributor was United Artists. It stars Anthony Dexter, Jody Lawrance and Alan Hale. While most scenes were filmed in Virginia, exteriors were shot around Bronson Canyon. It depicts the foundation of the Jamestown Colony in Virginia by

neg: The True Story of Pocahontas The True Story of Pocahontas The True Story of Pocahontas: the Other Side of History is a book written by Dr. Linwood "Little Bear" Custalow and Angela L. Daniel "Silver Star" for the purpose of publishing the oral history of the Mattaponi tribe and its contents regarding the story of Pocahontas and John Smith. The book is a collection of four hundred years of Mattaponi oral tradition passed down through the tribe’s "quiakros" (priests who dedicated their lives to learning). According to Mattaponi oral history, the story of Pocahontas is a love story between Pocahontas and her father, Wahunseneca (sometimes

neg: W. Stephen Smith W. Stephen Smith William Stephen “Steve” Smith (born December 18, 1950) is an American voice teacher, author and baritone singer. He is a Professor of Voice and Opera at the Bienen School of Music of Northwestern University, voice faculty for the Ryan Opera Center of Lyric Opera of Chicago, voice faculty emeritus of the Aspen Music Festival and School and founder/director of the Naked Voice Institute. Smith was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas on December 18, 1950, the son of Buel Smith and Jolene (née Hooton). He was raised in Pocahontas, Arkansas and Corning, Arkansas. His father owned a nearby Ford

neg: Pocahontas accurate, represents his misunderstanding of a three-stage ritual intended to adopt Smith, as representative of the English colony, into the confederacy; but not all writers are convinced, some suggesting the absence of certain corroborating evidence. Early histories did establish that Pocahontas befriended Smith and the Jamestown colony. Pocahontas often went to the settlement and played games with the boys there. When the colonists were starving, "every once in four or five days, Pocahontas with her attendants brought him [Smith] so much provision that saved many of their lives that else for all this had starved with hunger". As the colonists

neg: Werowocomoco site of several interactions between Powhatan and the English colonists. Werowocomoco is best known as the site where John Smith, who had been captured by Powhatan's brother Opechancanough while foraging along the Chickahominy River, was taken to meet Powhatan in December 1607. According to Smith's 1624 account, now disputed by most scholars, Pocahontas, daughter of Powhatan, prevented her father from executing Smith at that time. Historians have been skeptical of this account, as Smith did not refer to this purported incident in earlier accounts (1608 and 1612) of the meeting, first recording it only some seventeen years later. By that

neg: Pocahontas (1995 film) the sinister sound of "Ratcliffe". The writers would continue to adapt actual events into the film such as Pocahontas warning Smith that the Indians were after him so he could escape in the middle of the night, Powhatan ordering the captured Smith to make bead necklaces to humiliate him, and Pocahontas being captured by Ratcliffe instead of Samuel Argall, though none of them worked with the story. Sito mentioned that Joe Grant contributed heavily towards the film, as he was the creator of Redfeather, Meeko, and Flit. Redfeather was a wise-cracking turkey who was intended to be voiced by John

neg: Pocahontas: The Legend actors in this film has been involved in other Pocahontas-related projects. Gordon Tootoosis previously voiced Kekata the shaman in Disney's 1995 animated film. Billy Merasty, who acted as Kocoum, would six years later portray a Kiskiack in "The New World". Pocahontas: The Legend Pocahontas: The Legend is a 1995 drama film that fictionalizes the young life of the historical figure of Chief Powhatan's daughter Pocahontas and her relationship with Captain John Smith. This film was directed by Danièle J. Suissa and stars Sandrine Holt as the titular heroine. It was shot in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This is the third live-action

neg: John Smith (explorer) the Indians' hostility, to bickering among the leaders of Virginia Company, and to the early supposed mutiny of ... Smith on the voyage to Virginia." The Pocahontas episode is subject to the most scrutiny by literary critics, for it does not even appear in "A True Relation", but does in "The Generall Historie". According to Lemay, important evidence to Smith's credibility regarding the story is the fact that "no one in Smith's day ever expressed doubt in [it], and many persons who must have known the truth ... including John Rolfe [and] Pocahontas ... were in London in 1616 when

neg: Pocahontas (1995 film) who turn on him for hurting their comrade. In the end, Smith is forced to return home to receive medical treatment, while Ratcliffe is also sent back to England to face punishment for his crimes. Smith asks Pocahontas to come with him, but she chooses to stay with her tribe. Meeko and Percy, now friends, give Pocahontas her mother's necklace completely fixed. Smith leaves without Pocahontas but with Powhatan's blessing to return in the future. The film ends with Pocahontas standing atop a cliff, watching the ship carrying Smith depart. Three actors in the film have been involved in other

neg: John Smith (explorer) "presented those remembered events from decades earlier" when telling the story of Pocahontas. Whatever really happened, the encounter initiated a friendly relationship between the natives and Smith and the colonists at Jamestown. As the colonists expanded further, some of the tribes felt that their lands were threatened, and conflicts arose again. In 1608, Pocahontas is said to have saved Smith a second time. Smith and some other colonists were invited to Werowocomoco by Chief Powhatan on friendly terms, but Pocahontas came to the hut where the English were staying and warned them that Powhatan was planning to kill them. Due

neg: Pocahontas (1995 film) two other crewmen, but Pocahontas's best friend Nakoma discovers her relationship with Smith and warns Kocoum. Ratcliffe also learns of Smith's encounters and angrily warns Smith against sparing any natives he comes across on pain of death. Later, Smith and Pocahontas meet with Grandmother Willow and plan to bring peace between the colonists and the tribe. Smith and Pocahontas share a kiss, while Kocoum and Thomas, sent by Ratcliffe to spy on Smith, witness from afar. Enraged, Kocoum, screaming a battle cry, attacks and attempts to kill Smith, but Thomas intervenes with his musket and kills Kocoum, who destroys Pocahontas'

neg: Pocahontas (character) stream, their tentative but enchanted glances, their first kiss -- is nothing short of captivating." Owen Gleiberman of "Entertainment Weekly" stated the character and John Smith are "generic". Peter Travers of "Rolling Stone" dubbed her "Poca-bore-me" and bemoaned that she "is so busy trying to teach John about protecting the spirit of the land, she hardly has time for romance." Pocahontas (character) Pocahontas is the title character of Disney's 33rd animated feature film "Pocahontas" (1995), and its direct-to-video sequel "" (1998). The character and the events she goes through are loosely based on the actual historical figure Pocahontas. Pocahontas, as

neg: Pocahontas (character) is the right path for her. She is the first one to spot the ship carrying the Europeans, mistaking the ship's sails for clouds. Pocahontas later encounters one of the settlers, John Smith. As the story unfolds, it is revealed that her mother has died and that she lives with her father. Over time, the two get to know each other, asking all sorts of questions about each other's people, lives, and different worlds. However, the conversation goes sour when John Smith unintentionally reveals his prejudices towards Native Americans. Pocahontas explains to him the beauty and importance of nature and

neg: Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas a deliberate farce. The real Captain Smith, who arrived in present-day Virginia in 1607, was totally unconnected with the "Mayflower", which disembarked at Massachusetts Bay in 1620. No actual romance ever existed between him and Pocahontas, who married John Rolfe. Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas is a cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series directed by Tex Avery and written by Rich Hogan, and released by Warner Bros. on October 22, 1938. It stars Elmer Fudd's prototype Egghead as Johnny Smith, a caricature of the colonist Captain John Smith, who arrives on the "Mayflower" to be met by

neg: Jamestown Exposition parade ground. This accounts for many of the 43% of people tallied entering the fair daily who did not pay admission. The organizers felt the troops provided informal entertainment and were an attraction to the exposition. In conjunction with the first day of Exposition the U.S. Post Office issued a series of three commemorative stamps celebrating the 300th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown. The 1-cent value portrayed Captain John Smith, the 2-cent value depicts the landing of Captain Smith and colonists at Chesapeake Bay and the 5-cent depicts Pocahontas. The Exposition closed on December 1, 1907, as a financial

neg: Pocahontas 2015, the Pamunkey Indian Tribe, descendants of the Powhatan chiefdom, of which Pocahontas was a member, became the first federally recognized tribe in the state of Virginia. After her death, increasingly fanciful and romanticized representations of Pocahontas were produced, in which Pocahontas and Smith were romantically involved. Contemporary sources substantiate claims of their friendship, not romance. The first claim of their romantic involvement was in John Davis' "Travels in the United States of America" (1803) Films about Pocahontas include: Pocahontas Pocahontas (, ; born Matoaka, known as Amonute, 1596 – March 1617) was a Native American woman notable for her

neg: HMS Pocahontas (1780) French then broke off their pursuit. Hood transferred Smith to command , Captain Nott having been killed in the battle, and placed John Davall Burr in command of "Pocahontas". Burr commissioned her and on 28 May she was renamed "Pacahunta". Admiral Rodney did not confirm Burr's appointment and Burr transferred to the sloop . Commander Alexander Inglis Cochrane replaced Burr. In December Commander Isaac Coffin, of HMS "Avenger" exchanged ships with Cochrane and took command of "Pacahunter" in New York. He then sailed her to Barbados, where her arrived in January 1782. There he joined Rear Admiral Hood in .

neg: Pocahontas (character) upon her people being ordered by King James in a plot by Ratcliffe. There, she is accompanied by John Rolfe and slowly develops a romance with him. In the end, she is reunited with John Smith but explains to him that they are "no longer following the same path that they went on years ago", and parts ways with him. Successfully exposing Ratcliffe, who is then arrested by order of the King, Pocahontas and John Rolfe get on a ship going back to Virginia together, and kiss as the ship sails off into the sunset. She is featured in Disney's

neg: Opchanacanough town of West Point. Known to be strongly opposed to the European settlers, he captured John Smith of Jamestown along the Chickahominy River and brought him before Chief Powhatan at Werowocomoco, one of the two capital villages of the Powhatans. Located along the northern shore of the present-day York River, Werowocomoco was the site where the famous incident with Powhatan's young daughter Pocahontas intervening on Smith's behalf during a ceremony is thought to have occurred, based upon Smith's account. Written accounts by other colonists confirm that Pocahontas subsequently did serve as an intermediary between the natives and the colonists, and

neg: Pocahontas (1995 film) "sloppier", bearded, and carried daggers and knives. Pomeroy was more satisfied with the character's design the more simple it became. Additionally, Pomeroy cited inspiration for John Smith from Errol Flynn and physical attributes of Gibson. Initially assigned as a supervising animator on "The Lion King", Nik Ranieri did character designs and test animation for Timon, but moved over to "Pocahontas" growing frustrated with an indecisive vision from the directors. There, he was assigned to animate Redfeather until Jeffrey Katzenberg ordered for the animals to be mute. Finding feathers difficult for Redfeather to gesture with, he was again assigned to animate

neg: Pocahontas (franchise) offer guidance to Pocahontas and John Smith. "Pocahontas le Spectacle" was a stage show that opened on May 12, 1996 in the Chaparral Theater in the Frontierland section of Disneyland Paris. It dealt with much of the same story as "The Spirit of Pocahontas". Audience members were given the opportunity to watch the "filming" of the movie "Pocahontas", and some volunteers were asked to take the stage as extras in the production. The entire show was done in a combination of English and French. The show’s run ended on August 29, 1999. Like "The Spirit of Pocahontas", the show retells

neg: History of Jamestown, Virginia (1607–99) of Southampton were eventually accomplished. Although the life of Chief Powhatan's young daughter, Pocahontas, would be largely tied to the English after legend credits her with saving John Smith's life after his capture by Opechancanough, her contacts with Smith himself were minimal. However, records indicate that she became something of an emissary to the colonists at Jamestown Island. During their first winter, following an almost complete destruction of their fort by a fire in January 1608, Pocahontas brought food and clothing to the colonists. She later negotiated with Smith for the release of Virginia Indians who had been captured by

neg: Pocahontas (1995 film) "Colors of the Wind". A video game based on the film was released across various platforms, and the film itself was followed by a direct-to-video sequel titled "" in 1998. Critics have noted the influence that "Pocahontas" had on subsequent films. In 1607, the "Susan Constant" sails to the New World from London, carrying English settlers from the Virginia Company. On board are Captain John Smith and the voyage's leader Governor Ratcliffe, who seeks gold to bring him wealth and status. Along the way, the "Susan Constant" is caught in a North Atlantic storm, and Smith saves a young, inexperienced

neg: Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World lied to King James (being a personal friend of the King) and framed Smith as the traitor from the first film in a plot to declare war against the Powhatan Nation and get ahold of the gold he still believes them to possess, all while avoiding punishment for his own crimes. In order to prevent this, the King sends a young diplomat, John Rolfe, to bring Chief Powhatan to England for negotiations. In the New World, Pocahontas, Powhatan's daughter, mourns John Smith's death but is eventually able to move on. John Rolfe soon arrives, greeted by English civilians (who by

neg: Pocahontas (1995 film) nickname, and it can variously be translated to "little wanton", "playful one", "little brat" or "the naughty one". In the film, Pocahontas is a young adult; in reality, she was around 10 or 11 at the time John Smith arrived with the Virginia Company in 1607. John Smith was 28. Smith is portrayed as an amiable man; in reality, he was described as having a harsh exterior by his fellow colonists. He was also described in the film as a tall and nicely-groomed man with tight pants and an armour, but in reality, he was a short and full of

neg: Disney's Animated Storybook: Pocahontas game was "beautifully rendered", it was "poorer" than "" due to not featuring any songs. Lynn Voedisch of the "Chicago Sun-Times" described "Pocahontas" as a "girl-targeted CD-ROM". Disney's Animated Storybook: Pocahontas Disney's Animated Storybook: Pocahontas is the third entry in the "Disney's Animated Storybook" point-and-click adventure interactive storybook game series, based on theatrical and home video releases. This game was based on the 1995 Walt Disney Animation Studios film "Pocahontas", which told a fictionalised account of the relationship between Native American Pocahontas and Englishman John Smith in the midst of the european colonization of the Americas. The game was developed

neg: Gloucester County, Virginia site has been preserved.) When English settlers founded Jamestown in 1607 on the James River to the north, they soon came into conflict with local Indians. The newcomers competed for land, game and other resources in the Powhatan territory, and the two cultures did not understand each other's concepts of property, particularly in land use. In late 1607, John Smith was captured and taken to Chief Powhatan at Werowocomoco, his eastern capital. According to legend, Powhatan's daughter Pocahontas saved John Smith from being executed by the natives; however, some historians question the accuracy of much of Smith's account of that

neg: Pocahontas (1995 film) Sega Genesis/Mega Drive on January 1, 1996. "Pocahontas" was followed by a direct-to-video sequel entitled "" (1998). Bedard and Kuhn reprised their roles as Pocahontas' speaking and singing voices, respectively, while John Smith was voiced by Donal Gibson. Pocahontas, alongside other Disney Princesses, briefly appeared in the film "Ralph Breaks the Internet" (2018), with Bedard returning to the role. Critics have also discussed the influence of "Pocahontas" on other films. Sophie Gilbert of "The Atlantic" argues that the strong and brave title character of "Pocahontas" influenced the portrayal of subsequent heroines of Disney animated films, specifically Mulan, Rapunzel, Merida, and

neg: Pocahontas (1994 film) of others in the past. He suggests everyone stay away from them, and to not harm them in any way, but to continue living their lives within their lands until they know what the settlers are up to. Eventually, the young Pocahontas befriends Captain John Smith, and the two become fast friends. Captain Smith is a friendly man and desires peace, but neither he nor Pocahontas can prevent a growing hatred between the two groups. Some of the Indians, feeling that Powhatan has grown weak, decide to abandon the tribe and start their own, with new laws. The ones that

neg: Pocahontas (1910 film) still and motion picture photographer. The role of the cameraman was uncredited in 1910 productions. Anna Rosemond, a leading lady of the company, played the key role of Pocahontas and Frank H. Crane, a leading male actor, played the role of John Rolfe. George Barnes was cast in the role of Captain John Smith and it marked his first known credited Thanhouser appearance. Barnes played the role of the bandit who shot Broncho Billy in Edwin S. Porters "The Great Train Robbery". The rest of the cast credits are unknown, but many 1910 Thanhouser productions are fragmentary listings. In late

neg: John Rolfe Elizabeth, in 1620, who married John Milner of Nansemond, Virginia, and died in 1635. Rolfe died in 1622 and his widow Jane married Englishman Captain Roger Smith three years later. The land given by Powhatan (now known as Smith's Fort Plantation, located in Surry County) was willed to Rolfe's son with Pocahontas, Thomas, who in 1640 sold at least a portion of it to Thomas Warren. Smith's Fort was a secondary Fort to Jamestown, begun in 1609 by John Smith. Thomas, who had grown up in England, married Jane Poythress. Her English parents were Francis Poythress and Alice Payton. They

neg: Christian Bale Afghanistan War veteran afflicted with post-traumatic stress disorder, approached by the Department of Homeland Security and hired as a federal agent. "Harsh Times" premiered at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival and had a wide release on 10 November 2006. Terrence Malick directed "The New World", a period piece inspired by the stories of Pocahontas, and Bale was cast as John Rolfe. He shared the screen with Colin Farrell and Q'Orianka Kilcher, who played John Smith and Pocahontas. The majority of screen time was devoted to Farrell and Kilcher; Bale was a secondary character, and only appeared during the last

neg: John Smith (explorer) and historian Charles Deane was the first scholar to question specific details of Smith's writings. Smith's version of events is the only source and skepticism has increasingly been expressed about its veracity. One reason for such doubt is that, despite having published two earlier books about Virginia, Smith's earliest-surviving account of his rescue by Pocahontas dates from 1616, nearly 10 years later, in a letter entreating Queen Anne to treat Pocahontas with dignity. The time gap in publishing his story raises the possibility that Smith may have exaggerated or invented the event to enhance Pocahontas' image. However, in a recent

neg: Pocahontas when Pocahontas saw him, "without any words, she turned about, obscured her face, as not seeming well contented", and was left alone for two or three hours. Later, they spoke more; Smith's record of what she said to him is fragmentary and enigmatic. She reminded him of the "courtesies she had done", saying, "you did promise Powhatan what was yours would be his, and he the like to you". She then discomfited him by calling him "father", explaining Smith had called Powhatan "father" when a stranger in Virginia, "and by the same reason so must I do you". Smith did

neg: History of Virginia on stamps million were printed. The 5-cent portrays Pocahontas, who was instrumental in the colony's survival: her marriage to John Rolfe of tobacco fame resulted in peaceful relations between the settlers and the neighboring Powhatan tribes throughout her lifetime. The engraved portrait of Pocahontas is modeled on a likeness by Simon Van de Passe created in 1616, which appeared in a book published by John Smith in 1624. The 5-cent paid large weight and foreign destination rates; about 8 million were issued. Important Virginia colonial women included Virginia Dare, first born English child at Roanoke, the lost colony. A 5-cent postage stamp

neg: Disney's Animated Storybook: Pocahontas Disney's Animated Storybook: Pocahontas Disney's Animated Storybook: Pocahontas is the third entry in the "Disney's Animated Storybook" point-and-click adventure interactive storybook game series, based on theatrical and home video releases. This game was based on the 1995 Walt Disney Animation Studios film "Pocahontas", which told a fictionalised account of the relationship between Native American Pocahontas and Englishman John Smith in the midst of the european colonization of the Americas. The game was developed by Media Station and published by Disney Interactive. It was released in December 1995. The vision of Marc Teren, VP of entertainment for Disney Interactive, was to

neg: Pocahontas (1995 film) Beautiful' issue [so] I made a few adjustments to add an Asian feeling to her face." Due to the complexity of the color schemes, shapes, and expressions in the animation, a total of 55 animators worked on the design of Pocahontas' character alone, including Mark Henn and Pres Romanillos. Following the closure of Sullivan-Bluth Studios in 1993, John Pomeroy, who notoriously resigned alongside Don Bluth during work on "The Fox and the Hound" (1981) in 1979, worked on the film. Pomeroy noted that initially John Smith was portrayed as well-groomed before the film's animators tried designs where the character was

neg: Pocahontas Mattaponi Reservation Peoples, who are descendants of the Powhatan, claims that Pocahontas's mother was first wife of Powhatan, and that Pocahontas was named after her. Pocahontas's childhood was probably little different from that of most girls who lived in Tsenacommacah. She would have learned how to perform what was considered women's work: foraging for food and firewood, farming, and searching for the plant materials used in building thatched houses. As she grew older, she would have helped other members of Powhatan's household with preparations for large feasts. Serving feasts, such as the one presented to John Smith after his capture,

neg: Pocahontas he was still alive. Smith did not meet Pocahontas, but wrote to Queen Anne, the wife of King James, urging that Pocahontas be treated with respect as a royal visitor. He suggested that if she were treated badly, her "present love to us and Christianity might turn to ... scorn and fury", and England might lose the chance to "rightly have a Kingdom by her means". Pocahontas was entertained at various social gatherings. On January 5, 1617, she and Tomocomo were brought before the king at the old Banqueting House in the Palace of Whitehall at a performance of Ben

neg: Pocahontas Pocahontas Pocahontas (, ; born Matoaka, known as Amonute, 1596 – March 1617) was a Native American woman notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. Pocahontas was the daughter of Powhatan, the paramount chief of a network of tributary tribal nations in the Tsenacommacah, encompassing the Tidewater region of Virginia. In a well-known historical anecdote, she saved the life of a captive of the Native Americans, the Englishman John Smith, in 1607 by placing her head upon his own when her father raised his war club to execute him. Many historians doubt the veracity of this

neg: Syonide the "Tomb Home" Asylum, Syonide believes that he is Chief Powhatan. He thought that General Darnell was John Smith and Diana Prince was Pocahontas. He later crashed Etta Candy's masquerade party which attracted the attention of Wonder Woman. With help from Steve Trevor, Wonder Woman defeated Syonide and handed him over to the police. The second Syonide is a mercenary that did work for various criminal organizations like The 100. He was hired by Tobias Whale of Metropolis' branch of The 100 to dispose of Black Lightning. He started by going after the tailor Peter Gambi who had a connection

neg: Pocahontas his daughter what they considered appropriate status. Smith's letter to Queen Anne refers to "Powhatan their chief King". Cleric and travel writer Samuel Purchas recalled meeting Pocahontas in London, noting that she impressed those she met because she "carried her selfe as the daughter of a king". When he met her again in London, Smith referred to Pocahontas deferentially as a "Kings daughter". Pocahontas was apparently treated well in London. At the masque, her seats were described as "well placed", and, according to Purchas, John King, Bishop of London, "entertained her with festival state and pomp beyond what I have

neg: Pocahontas (franchise) with special effects and a score and songs by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz. The show played five times each day. The musical told the story of Pocahontas through the perspective of her Native American tribe. Storyteller, Werowance, and the Powhatan tribe tell the story of Pocahontas as they remember it. When Pocahontas is summoned, Werowance takes on the role of her father, Chief Powhatan. To represent the English settlers, members of the tribe don silver ceremonial masks. English adventurer, John Smith, materializes from a burning campfire. The puppet face of Grandmother Willow appears on a huge willow tree to

neg: Pocahontas (soundtrack) before the making of "Pocahontas". He began working with Stephen Schwartz, who became the lyricist for the soundtrack. Schwartz was recommended to Menken by people at Disney. On a documentary of the soundtrack, Alan says that after he thought about it he realized that Stephen's style would be perfect for the film's music because of his writing that is a brilliant combination of theater, folk, and classic. Alan said, "I just really felt that he and I would be able to find a voice that was unique to the two of us together, and we did." The first song they

neg: Just Around the Riverbend of the main problems with the story from a song concept perspective was how to "start Pocahontas' story musically". Stephen Schwartz reasoned that as Pocahontas doesn't really want anything until John Smith shows up, there isn't much for her to sing about. His wife Carole decided that Pocahontas would have a dream that something was about to happen (due to dreams being a large part of Native American culture). As Pocahontas was a reinterpretation of the Romeo & Juliet story, and the first song sung by Tony in the Romeo-and-Juliet-based musical "West Side Story" is "Something's Coming", Schwartz explains that

neg: The Indian Princess (play) This persuades Powhatan to free Smith. Soon, Percy and Rolfe encounter Smith and his Indian allies on the way back to the settlement, and Rolfe is immediately struck by Pocahontas, whose manner suggests the attraction is mutual. They speak of love, but Rolfe must soon depart with Smith. Pocahontas confesses her love for Rolfe to Miami, who receives the news with anger, jealousy and rage. Pocahontas convinces her father to dissolve her arranged engagement with Miami, which will mean war between their two tribes. Jamestown has now been built and Walter tells his wife Alice about Powhatan's victory over Miami.

neg: Francis Skeat time of his death. On 27 August 1961 a stained-glass window depicting the player, designed by Skeat, was unveiled in St Francis's Church, the parish church for the Priory Estate, Dudley, by Matt Busby, Edwards's former manager. In the City of London church of St Sepulchre-without-Newgate there is a memorial window to John Smith, the governor of Virginia and associate of Pocahontas who was buried there in 1631. The window was designed by Skeat and given to the church by Bradford Smith in 1968. Captain John Smith is shown in the central panel of the window with his navigational instruments

neg: Samuel Argall the Royal Governor until his death in 1618. Serving under Dale, in March 1613, Argall, who was looking for food for the settlement, sailed up the Potomac River. There, he traded with the Patawomecks, a Native American tribe. They lived at the village of Passapatanzy. When two English colonists began trading with the Patawomecks, they discovered the presence of Pocahontas, the daughter of Wahunsonacock, Chief of the Powhatan Confederacy. According to a book by Captain John Smith, she had been there for around three months. As soon as he heard this, Argall resolved to capture Pocahontas. Sending for the local

neg: Indian princess for the character's face. Taylor, who is of Filipino descent, was paid about $200 for four modeling sessions, saying, "I work across from a Disney Store. When they show the promos, certain expressions are really familiar." The fictional Pocahontas is portrayed as being different from the rest of her Powhatan tribe, particularly as it relates to her relationship with John Smith, the European character she falls in love with in 1607. Unlike her violent and unfriendly tribe, Pocahontas is gentle and loving. She represents the “noble savage” in her willingness to defy the stereotypical traits assigned to indigenous people, instead

neg: Mel Gibson in three films back-to-back: "Bird on a Wire", "Air America", and "Hamlet"; all were released in 1990. During the 1990s, Gibson alternated between commercial and personal projects. His films in the first half of the decade were "Forever Young", "Lethal Weapon 3", "Maverick", and "Braveheart". He then starred in "Ransom", "Conspiracy Theory", "Lethal Weapon 4", and "Payback". Gibson also served as the speaking and singing voice of John Smith in Disney's "Pocahontas". In 2000, Gibson acted in three films that each grossed over $100 million: "The Patriot", "Chicken Run", and "What Women Want". In 2002, Gibson appeared in the Vietnam

neg: John Smith (explorer) book, professor Leo Lemay of the University of Delaware points out that Smith's earlier writing was primarily geographical and ethnographic in nature and did not dwell on his personal experiences; hence, there was no reason for him to write down the story until this point. Henry Brooks Adams, the pre-eminent Harvard historian of the second half of the 19th century, attempted to debunk Smith's claims of heroism. He said that Smith's recounting of the story of Pocahontas had been progressively embellished, made up of "falsehoods of an effrontery seldom equaled in modern times". There is consensus among historians that Smith

neg: Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas is a cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series directed by Tex Avery and written by Rich Hogan, and released by Warner Bros. on October 22, 1938. It stars Elmer Fudd's prototype Egghead as Johnny Smith, a caricature of the colonist Captain John Smith, who arrives on the "Mayflower" to be met by some sarcastic Native Americans as he makes his escape with Poker-Huntas, a caricature of Pocahontas, and makes off to England with her to raise a family. The cartoon contains many historical distortions apart from the anachronisms normally expected in such

neg: Tomocomo that the Powhatan people were devil-worshippers and tried to persuade Tomocomo to take up Christianity, but Tomocomo said he was too old to learn new ways. Pocahontas and Tomocomo were never given a formal audience before King James. However, on January 5, 1617 they were brought before the King at the Banqueting House in Whitehall Palace, at a performance of Ben Jonson's masque "The Vision of Delight". However, according to Smith, Tomocomo did not realize who they had met until it was explained to him afterward. Tomocomo was disappointed that the King did not offer a present, saying to Smith

neg: Pocahontas (1995 film) like Grandmother Willow, Meeko, and Flit, as animals, has a marginalizing effect. Anthropologist Kiyomi Kutsuzawa also observed that in the film, Kocoum and John Smith fight for Pocahontas's affection. Kutsuzawa viewed Smith's victory over Kocoum in this arena as symbolic of Western Europe's domination of the Americas and the white man's domination over men of color.<ref name="Gender/race"></ref> Conversely, Native American activist Russell Means, who portrays Chief Powhatan in the film, praised the film's racial overtones, saying that ""Pocahontas" is the first time Eurocentric male society has admitted its historical deceit. It makes the stunning admission that the British came over

neg: Pocahontas expanded their settlement further, the Powhatan felt their lands were threatened, and conflicts arose again. In late 1609, an injury from a gunpowder explosion forced Smith to return to England for medical care. The English told the Powhatans that Smith was dead. Pocahontas believed that account and hence stopped visiting Jamestown. Much later, she learned that he was living in England when she traveled there with her husband, John Rolfe. Pocahontas's capture occurred in the context of the First Anglo-Powhatan War, a conflict between the Jamestown settlers and the Native Americans that began late in the summer of 1609. In

neg: Edward Small noir starring John Payne and directed by Karlson which proved popular and led to a series of films with "Confidential" in the title. Small remade "The Corsican Brothers" as "The Bandits of Corsica" (1952), with Richard Greene, and helped finance two swashbucklers with Dexter, "Captain John Smith and Pocahontas" (1953) and "Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl" (1954). He also helped make "Dragon's Gold" (1953) and "The Neanderthal Man" (1953). Small made Westerns with Montgomery, "Gun Belt" (1953), with Tab Hunter, "The Lone Gun" (1954), "Gun Duel in Durango" (1956) and "Toughest Gun in Tombstone" (1958). He also did Westerns

neg: Pocahontas (franchise) and the world until 2000. Mickey and friends presented many Disney animated films on ice, but the main attraction of this show was Disney's newest animated film, "Pocahontas". All of the stories presented in the show are about one major theme: a love that lasts forever. Pocahontas's love is presented to the audience as she and her true love, John Smith, paint with all of the "colors of the wind," as they do in the film. Pocahontas is the most well-known example of a Native American woman in mainstream media, and the reception of the 1995 film she stars in

neg: Pocahontas – all of which helped bring an end to the First Anglo-Powhatan War – the company saw an opportunity to promote investment. The company decided to bring Pocahontas to England as a symbol of the tamed New World "savage" and the success of the Virginia colony. In 1616, the Rolfes travelled to England, arriving at the port of Plymouth on June 12. They journeyed to London by coach, accompanied by a group of about eleven other Powhatans, including a holy man named Tomocomo. John Smith was living in London at the time and while Pocahontas was in Plymouth, she learned

neg: Disney Princess '90s debut, Buescher and Ono in their critical review of the film claim that Pocahontas's actions, "appropriates contemporary social issues of feminism, environmentalism, and human freedom in order to make racial domination appear innocent and pure." Despite these issues, Pocahontas is the first Disney Princess to not continue her romantic relationship at the conclusion of the film and even plays a direct role in rescuing her lover, John Smith. She is considered to be one of the most independent Disney princesses. Disney claims Pocahontas as a role model to "respect the earth." Pocahontas is the first Disney Princess based on

neg: The New World (2005 film) return of Captain Newport adds complications. Newport tells Smith of an offer from the king to lead his own expedition to find passage to the East Indies. Torn between his love and the promise of his career, the captain decides to return to England. Before he departs, he leaves instructions with another settler. The settler later tells Pocahontas that Smith has died in the crossing, which leaves her distraught. Devastated, Pocahontas sinks into depression and still mourns the "death" of her love. Continuing to live in Jamestown, she is eventually comforted by a new settler, John Rolfe. He helps her

neg: The Indian Princess (play) The Indian Princess (play) The Indian Princess; or, La Belle Sauvage, is a musical play with a libretto by James Nelson Barker and music by John Bray, based on the Pocahontas story as originally recorded in John Smith's "The Generall Historie of Virginia" (1624). The piece is structured in the style of a Ballad-opera, with songs and choruses, and also has music underlying dialogue, like a melodrama. Pocahontas persuades her father, King Powhatan, to free Smith and becomes attracted to John Rolfe, breaking off her arranged marriage with a neighboring tribal prince, an action that leads to war. Her tribe

neg: Pocahontas (character) Hollywood Studios nighttime fireworks stage show "Fantasmic!" and "World of Color" at Disney's California Adventure Park. She makes cameo appearances in numerous episodes of the "Disney's House of Mouse" television series. She appears daily at the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts for meet and greets. She is the most common "Pocahontas" character, next to Meeko. She and John Smith appear in the Disney Cruise Line stage show "The Golden Mickeys". She is also known to come out for meet-and-greets on the ships. Pocahontas, Meeko, and Flit make cameo appearances in the Hong Kong Disneyland version of It's a Small World.

neg: John Smith (explorer) River about 15 miles due north of Jamestown and 25 miles downstream from where the river forms from the Pamunkey River and the Mattaponi River at West Point, Virginia. Smith feared for his life, but he was eventually released without harm and later attributed this in part to the chief's daughter Pocahontas who, according to Smith, threw herself across his body: "at the minute of my execution, she hazarded the beating out of her own brains to save mine; and not only that, but so prevailed with her father, that I was safely conducted to Jamestown". In 1860, Boston businessman

neg: Pocahontas (1910 film) Mirror" reviewer who states, "One scene shows the copy of Henry Hudson's vessel used in the Hudson-Fulton celebration, and it is supposed in the film to represent the ship that brought John Smith and his party to America." Another reviewer from "The Moving Picture World" confirms the usage in the production: "We all know the story, but it was left for this enterprising concern to show us John Smith landing from the Half Moon, which was borrowed for the occasion. This occurs at the very beginning and gives the film a stamp of reality that seldom has been obtained in

neg: The Indian Princess (play) stage adaptations of the Pocahontas story, including: Additionally, there were approximately 40 plays with Indian themes recorded from 1825 to 1860 that likely were directly influenced by "The Indian Princess". Edward Henry Corbould's engraving (c. 1850), "Smith Rescued by Pocahontas" was possibly also directly inspired by "The Indian Princess". Disney's animated "Pocahontas" (1995) is one of the more recent of several films also in the same tradition as Barker's play. The Indian Princess (play) The Indian Princess; or, La Belle Sauvage, is a musical play with a libretto by James Nelson Barker and music by John Bray, based on the

neg: Po-ca-hon-tas, or The Gentle Savage a collection of gags and puns rapidly delivered in the form of rhymed couplets. For example: "Pocahontas rushing in heroineically distressed and dishevelled, followed by sailors. POCAHONTAS Husband! for thee I "scream!" SMITH "Lemon or Vanilla?" POCAHONTAS Oh! "Fly" with me, and quit those vile dominions! SMITH How "can" I fly, beloved, with these pinions? Many of these jokes hinge upon the play's cavalier approach to historical accuracy. For example, in a scene where Smith attempts to win the affections of the Native American princess, she denies him with an appeal to historian George Bancroft: POCAHONTAS Stop! One doubt within

neg: If I Never Knew You R&B rendition of the Academy Award-winning "Colors of the Wind". The song was originally developed for the prison scene where Pocahontas visits Captain John Smith before he is sentenced to death for the alleged murder of Kocoum, Chief Powhatan's warrior whom Pocahontas was supposed to marry. The musical number, which was about 90% animated, was supposed to be a duet performed by the pair as they acknowledge their love for each other. During test screenings with child audiences their attention "seemed to wander from the film." Therefore, Alan Menken, the composer of the songs for Disney's "Pocahontas", decided it had

neg: Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World Realizing Ratcliffe's treachery, James sends a battalion (consisting of Pocahontas, Smith, Rolfe, Uti, and their animal friends) to stop the armada. They are successful in stopping the ships before they can set sail, but Ratcliffe refuses to give up and tries to kill Pocahontas. Smith appears and fights Ratcliffe one-on-one until Ratcliffe draws a gun, but before he can fire, Rolfe sends him overboard with the ship's mast. Ratcliffe makes it back to the port, where he is arrested by the King. Smith receives a royal pardon and his own ship from the King as a sign of apology. Pocahontas

neg: Pocahontas (1995 film) Dove, and this is my sister Devi White Dove, and we are descended from Pocahontas.' And as they stood there, I mean I took a picture of both of them, and between their faces was Pocahontas' face in my mind – I could see her. Other inspirations were Filipino model Dyna Taylor, Christy Turlington, Natalie Belcon, Naomi Campbell, Jamie Pillow, supermodel Kate Moss, Charmaine Craig, and Irene Bedard, who provided the character's speaking voice. Keane also looked to a 1620 depiction of Pocahontas from a history book, though Keane would state she was "not exactly a candidate for "People"s 'Most

neg: Pocahontas (1995 film) compass was the spinning arrow from her real life encounter, which leads to her destiny. Just then morning comes, and Powhatan and his tribe forcibly bring Smith to a cliff overlooking a clearing for execution. Meanwhile, Ratcliffe leads the armed colonists to the cliff to fight Powhatan's warriors. Just as Powhatan is about to kill Smith, Pocahontas stops him and finally convinces him to end the fighting between the two groups. Everyone accepts gratefully, except Ratcliffe, who tries to shoot Powhatan dead in anger, but inadvertently shoots Smith instead when he shields Powhatan. Ratcliffe is then arrested by his crewmen,

neg: John Kassir John Kassir John Kassir (born October 24, 1957) is an American actor, voice actor and comedian. He is known as the voice of the Crypt Keeper in HBO's "Tales from the Crypt" franchise. Kassir is also known for his role as Ralph in the Off-Broadway show "Reefer Madness", as well as its film adaptation, as well as his voice over work as Buster Bunny (taking over for Charlie Adler late in the final season of "Tiny Toon Adventures"), Ray "Raymundo" Rocket on "Rocket Power", the mischievous raccoon Meeko in "Pocahontas" and its direct-to-video sequel, Jibolba in the "Tak and the

neg: Pocahontas (1995 film) for "Pocahontas" telling talent agents that they were particularly interested in Native American actors for the project. For the role of Pocahontas, Broadway actress-singer Judy Kuhn was hired to provide the singing voice for the eponymous character before Irene Bedard was cast. Kuhn explained, "They said, 'You are going to do the dialogue unless we find a Native American actress whose singing voice matched yours.' I was cast before Irene, so it actually went backwards." Bedard herself was filming "" (1994) where she was informed by the casting director that they were looking for someone to voice the title role.

neg: Pocahontas (1995 film) and her confusion regarding what her path in life should be. Grandmother Willow then alerts Pocahontas to the arriving English. Ratcliffe has Jamestown built in a wooded clearing and immediately has the crewmen dig for gold. Smith departs to explore the wilderness and encounters Pocahontas. They quickly bond, fascinated by each other's worlds and end up falling in love, despite Powhatan's orders to keep away from the English after Kocoum and other warriors engage them in a fight. Meanwhile, Meeko meets Percy, Ratcliffe's pet pug, and becomes the bane of his existence. Pocahontas introduces Smith to Grandmother Willow and avoids

neg: Tomocomo Tomocomo Uttamatomakkin, known as Tomocomo for short, was a Powhatan holy man who accompanied Pocahontas (real name "Matoaka", later given the name Rebecca Rolfe) when she was taken to London in 1616. Little is known about Tomocomo's life before his visit to London. He appears to have met Captain John Smith during Smith's time in Virginia, since Smith says that in London they "renewed their acquaintance". His wife, Matachanna, was Pocahontas's half-sister. Tomocomo must have been trusted by Chief Powhatan, as Powhatan requested him to accompany her in order to count the number of people in England. Arriving at Plymouth,