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Dec 24, 2017 · The heartbreaking true-life story of love, loss and cancer behind Dartmoor Zoo. Benjamin Mee of Dartmoor Zoo tells how his wife's terminal cancer and becoming a single dad led to a Hollywood...
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Dec 11, 2023 · Sumith Prasad. December 11, 2023. Cameron Crowe’s 2011 comedy-drama film ‘We Bought a Zoo’ depicts the affecting true story of Benjamin Mee, who bought a 30-acre zoo located in Dartmoor, England. Ben’s search for a house for his family to stay in ended when he learned about Dartmoor Wildlife Park.
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Along came Benjamin Mee, who with his family bought the site and set about creating the Zoo we have today. His story, and that of his family, both humans and animals, is portrayed in his best-selling book ‘We Bought a Zoo’, which was also turned into a hit movie by Cameron Crowe, starring Matt Damon as Benjamin Mee and a host of other stars ...
Dec 20, 2011 · December 20, 2011 at 6:05pm EST. Matt Damon might star as the main man in We Bought a Zoo, but Benjamin Mee really did it. Find out the sad inspiration behind the wild purchase. We’ve been...
We Bought a Zoo is a 2011 American biographical family comedy-drama film loosely based on the 2008 memoir of the same name by Benjamin Mee. It was co-written and directed by Cameron Crowe and stars Matt Damon as widowed father Benjamin Mee, who purchases a dilapidated zoo with his family and takes on the challenge of preparing the zoo for its ...
Jan 6, 2023 · Benjamin Mee met Matt Damon on the Hollywood set of We Bought a Zoo, the film based on his life story. The story of Dartmoor Zoo might be a familiar one, but there's always something new...
Mar 3, 2012 · By Jessica Salter 03 March 2012 • 7:00am. Late one afternoon in October 2006 Benjamin Mee was sitting in the kitchen of his new family home, contemplating a list of jobs, when his brother ran...
