Keith Flexmore Adams (8 September 1926 – 5 April 2012) was an Australian filmmaker and adventurer. Adams was born in

Scottsdale, Tasmania Scottsdale is the largest town in north-east Tasmania, Australia, serving as the administrative and economic centre of the Dorset Council region. Located on the Tasman Highway, it connects Launceston to the east coast and acts as a key service ...

. In 1955, Adams filmed an amateur production tilted ''

Northern Safari ''Northern Safari'' is a 1956 Australian documentary film produced, directed, and narrated by adventurer Keith Adams. The film chronicles a six-month journey undertaken in 1955 by Adams, his wife Audrey, his sister Margaret, and their fox terrier ...

'' (1956), in which he, his wife Audrey, his sister Margaret, and Tiger, a

Smooth Fox Terrier The Smooth Fox Terrier is a breed of dog, one of many terrier breeds. It was the first breed in the fox terrier family to be given official recognition by The Kennel Club (circa 1875; breed standard 1876). It is well known, and although not a ...

, travelled in a 1948

Buick Buick () is a division (business), division of the Automotive industry in the United States, American automobile manufacturer General Motors (GM). Started by automotive pioneer David Dunbar Buick in 1899, it was among the first American automobil ...

from their home in

Perth Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...

, Western Australia, across the

Gibson Desert The Gibson Desert is a large desert in Western Australia, largely in an almost pristine state. It is about in size, making it the fifth largest desert in Australia, after the Great Victoria, Great Sandy, Tanami and Simpson deserts. The ...

to the

Gulf of Carpentaria The Gulf of Carpentaria is a sea off the northern coast of Australia. It is enclosed on three sides by northern Australia and bounded on the north by the eastern Arafura Sea, which separates Australia and New Guinea. The northern boundary ...

. Adams predated several Australian adventurers by decades, such as Malcolm Douglas, the

Leyland Brothers The Leyland brothers were an English-born Australian duo of explorers and documentary filmmakers, consisting of Michael James "Mike" Leyland, MBE (4 September 1941 – 14 September 2009) and Malcolm Rex "Mal" Leyland, MBE (born 2 October 1944 ...

Harry Butler William Henry Butler (25 March 1930 – 11 December 2015) was an Australian naturalist and environmental consultant, best known as the presenter of the popular ABC television series '' In the Wild'' from 1976 to 1981. He was a household name ...

Les Hiddins Major Leslie James Hiddins , known as "The Bush Tucker Man" is a retired Australian Army soldier and war veteran. He is best known for his love and knowledge of the Australian bush, in particular "bush tucker", as featured in the TV series ''Bush ...

(The Bush Tucker Man), Paul Hogan's fictional

Crocodile Dundee ''Crocodile Dundee'' is a 1986 action comedy film set in the Australian Outback and in New York City. It stars Paul Hogan as the weathered Mick Dundee and American actress Linda Kozlowski as reporter Sue Charlton. Inspired by the true-life ex ...

and

Steve Irwin Stephen Robert Irwin (22 February 19624 September 2006), known as "the Crocodile Hunter", was an Australian zookeeper, Conservation movement, conservationist, television personality, wildlife educator, and environmentalist. Irwin grew up ar ...

. He presented his film throughout Australia and several overseas countries. Adams' autobiography, ''Crocodile Safari Man: My Tasmanian Childhood in the Great Depression & 50 Years of Desert Safaris to the Gulf of Carpentaria 1949 – 1999'' (), was published in 2000. Adams died at age 85 on 5 April 2012 in the Perth suburb of Karrinyup.

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Crocodile Safari Man''Northern Safari'' (16mm)
* 1926 births 2012 deaths Australian autobiographers Australian film directors People from Tasmania {{Australia-film-director-stub