make. I couldn't do anything else and be happy." In 1942, Andrews retired to North Colebrook, Connecticut. He and Wilhelmina lived on a country estate of 160 acres, "PondOWoods". He wrote most of his autobiographical books of life and adventures here. Around 1958, Andrews moved to Carmel Valley, California. He died on March 11, 1960, of heart failure at Peninsula Community Hospital in Carmel, California. He is buried in Oakwood Cemetery in his hometown of Beloit. Association with character "Indiana Jones" Douglas Preston of the American Museum of Natural History wrote: "Andrews is allegedly the person that the movie character of Indiana Jones was patterned after. However, neither George Lucas nor the other creators of the films have confirmed this. Other candidates have been suggested, including Colonel Percy Fawcett. The 120-page transcript of the story conferences for the movie does not mention Andrews." An analysis by the Smithsonian Channel concludes that the linkage was indirect, with Andrews (and other explorers) serving as the model for heroes in adventure films of the 1940s and 1950s, who in turn inspired Lucas and his fellow writers. Bibliography Books listed on Worldcat Monographs of the Pacific Cetacea (1914–16) Whale Hunting With Gun and Camera (1916) Camps and Trails in China (1918) Across Mongolian Plains (1921) On The Trail of Ancient Man (1926) Ends of the Earth (1929) The New Conquest of Central Asia (1932) This Business of Exploring (1935) Exploring with Andrews (1938) This Amazing Planet (1939) Under a Lucky Star (1943)Meet your Ancestors, A Biography of Primitive Man (1945)An Explorer Comes Home (1947)My Favorite Stories of the Great Outdoors Editor (1950)Quest in the Desert (1950)Heart of Asia: True Tales of the Far East (1951)Nature's Way: How Nature Takes Care of Her Own (1951)All About Dinosaurs (1953)All About Whales (1954)Beyond Adventure: The Lives of Three Explorers (1954)Quest of the Snow Leopard (1955)All About Strange Beasts of the Past (1956)In the Days of the Dinosaurs (1959) References Further readingDragon Hunter; biography by Charles Gallenkamp (2001) External links Roy Chapman Andrews Society official website 1929 Popular Mechanics'' article about Andrews expedition to Mongolia This Business of Exploring Manuscript at Dartmouth College Library 1884 births 1960 deaths American paleontologists American explorers Beloit College alumni Columbia University alumni People from Beloit, Wisconsin People associated with the American Museum of Natural History People from Carmel-by-the-Sea, California