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1. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › david-okeefe-theDavid O’Keefe: The King of Hard Currency | Smithsonian

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   Jul 28, 2011 · HISTORY. David O’Keefe: The King of Hard Currency. The Irish American immigrant made a fortune by supplying the giant stone coins prized by Yap islanders. Mike Dash. July 28, 2011. One of the...

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › His_Majesty_O&His Majesty O'Keefe - Wikipedia

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   Historical basis. An 8-foot "coin" from the village of Gachpar, on Yap. The story is based on the life of a sailor named David O'Keefe [3] who in 1871 was shipwrecked on Yap in the Caroline Islands, where he found the natives highly prized Rai stones quarried at great effort and danger on the island of Palau.

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   Stranded on the South Pacific island of Yap after his crew mutinies, American Capt. David O'Keefe (Burt Lancaster) discovers the island's coconuts are the source of a highly valued oil....

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6. www.tcm.com › tcmdb › titleHis Majesty O'Keefe (1954) - Turner Classic Movies

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   1h 32m 1954. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A Yankee sea captain tries to make his fortune in the South Seas. Cast & Crew. Read More. Byron Haskin. Director. Burt Lancaster. Capt. David Dean O'Keefe. Joan Rice. Dalabo. Andre Morell. Alfred Tetens. Abraham Sofaer. Fatumak.

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7. www.staugustine.com › story › newsLocal Minorcan girl was married to the 'King of Yap'

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   Sep 2, 2013 · One has O'Keefe being found and rescued, but died and was buried. Another claims he survived, found a secret island and set up a new kingdom. When he died, estimates of his estate ranged from $1 ...

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   Who wrote His Majesty O'Keefe?

   • Suggested by the novel His Majesty O'Keefe by Lawrence Klingman and Gerald Green (New York, 1950). In 1870, a mutinous crew on the South Seas sets adrift Irish-American Capt. David Dean O'Keefe . Barely alive when his dory washes ashore on the island of Yap, O'Keefe is revived by German trader Alfred Tetens and medicine man Fatumak.

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   • Rent His Majesty O'Keefe on Fandango at Home, Apple TV, Prime Video, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Apple TV, Prime Video. Stranded on the South Pacific island of Yap after his crew mutinies, American Capt. David O'Keefe (Burt Lancaster) discovers the island's coconuts are the source of a highly valued oil.

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   Is His Majesty O'Keefe based on a true story?

   • His Majesty O'Keefe is a 1954 American adventure film directed by Byron Haskin and starring Burt Lancaster. The cast also included Joan Rice, André Morell, Abraham Sofaer, Archie Savage, and Benson Fong. The screenplay by Borden Chase and James Hill was based on the novel of the same name by Laurence Klingman and Gerald Green (1952).

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   How did David O'Keefe find a valuable oil?

   • Stranded on the South Pacific island of Yap after his crew mutinies, American Capt. David O'Keefe (Burt Lancaster) discovers the island's coconuts are the source of a highly valued oil. O'Keefe tries to interest medicine man Fatumak (Abraham Sofaer) in a plot to convince the natives to harvest the fruit, to no avail.

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9. micsem.org › article › the-man-who-was-reputed-to-beThe Man Who was Reputed to be King: David Dean O’Keefe - MicSem

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   The fictionalised biography by Klingman and Green a half century later, His Majesty O'Keefe, echoes these tales while coloring the popular understanding of the man ever since. 2 True to its title, this book presents O'Keefe as ruler of the Micronesian islands in which he traded – 'King of Yap, Monarch of Mapia, Sovereign of Sonsorol'. 3 An ...

10. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › David_O&David O'Keefe (ship captain) - Wikipedia

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    His Majesty O'Keefe is the story of O'Keefe's life on Yap. [3] . A film of the same name starring Burt Lancaster was made in 1954. [4] See also. O'Keefe's Island, where his home was located in Yap Harbor. Notes. ^ Beachcombers, Traders & Castaways in Micronesia. ^ Road to Riches, BBC. ^ Klingman, Lawrence; Green, Gerald (1950). His Majesty O'Keefe.