daniel defoe was a castaway whose story led to the novel robinson crusoe.
castaway whos story led to the novel robinson crusoe?
daniel defoe
the juan fernández archipelago is also well known for its jungles and endemic flora, formed by the islands robinson crusoe, santa clara and alexander selkirk. the geological origin of these islands is volcanic and their subtropical weather is rainy. the activities that can be performed are varied, among them hiking, horseback riding, snorkeling, spearfishing, fishing, and observation of flora and fauna, which is mostly endemic. the juan fernández islands are also known for being inhabited by alexander selkirk, the man who inspired the novel robinson crusoe. the islands were previously named island mas afuera, and island mas a tierra, but in 1966 the chilean government renamed the island más afuera to alejandro selkirk island and island más a tierra to robinson crusoe island, in order to promote tourism. incidentally, selkirk never set foot on alejandro selkirk island, only on robinson crusoe island. the islands can be accessed by air and sea routes.
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there is a 1927 silent film titled "robinson crusoe". the soviet 3d film "robinson crusoe" was produced in 1947. luis buñuel directed "adventures of robinson crusoe" starring dan o'herlihy, released in 1954. walt disney later comedicized the novel with "lt. robin crusoe, u.s.n.", featuring dick van dyke. in this version, friday became a beautiful woman, but named 'wednesday' instead. peter o'toole and richard roundtree co-starred in a 1975 film "man friday" which sardonically portrayed crusoe as incapable of seeing his dark-skinned companion as anything but an inferior creature, while friday is more enlightened and sympathetic. in 1988, aidan quinn portrayed robinson crusoe in the film "crusoe". a 1997 movie entitled "robinson crusoe" starred pierce brosnan and received limited commercial success. variations on the theme include the 1954 "miss robin crusoe", with a female castaway, played by amanda blake, and a female friday, and the 1964 film "robinson crusoe on mars", starring paul mantee, with an alien friday portrayed by victor lundin and an added character played by adam west. the 2000 film "cast away", with tom hanks as a fedex employee stranded on an island for many years, also borrows much from the robinson crusoe story.
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