Pocahontas
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Pocahontas (1595-1617) was a Native American woman who has become a legendary figure due to her supposedly saving English explorer John Smith from death through her intervention. The story comes from Smith's own often embellished book, and later versions (particularly a 1995 animated feature from Disney) often depicted the story as a cross-cultural romance. It is historical fact that Pocahontas existed and did assist the Jamestown settlers, however. She actually wed another Englishman, John Rolfe.
References
Miss Piggy appeared as Porkahontas, with Kermit as John Smitten in the Great Muppets in American History coloring book.
Connections
- Bob Bergen played additional voices in the 1998 Disney sequel
- Billy Connolly played Ben in the 1995 Disney film
- Celine Dion appeared in the 1995 Disney TV special Pocahontas: The Musical Tradition Continues
- Mel Gibson played John Smith in the 1995 Disney film
- Danny Mann played Percy in the 1995 Disney film
- Mona Marshall played Pocahontas in the 1997 video Young Pocahontas
- Alan Menken wrote the music to the songs in the 1995 Disney film
- Jean Stapleton played Mrs. Jenkins in the 1998 Disney sequel
- Frank Welker played Flit in the 1995 Disney film
- Billy Zane voiced John Rolfe in the 1998 Disney sequel
