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== In popular culture == Amelia Earhart's life has been the subject of many writers; the following collection of examples make no claims of completeness:<!---When adding new entries, provide at least one reliable source.----> ===Novels and plays=== *In the 2021 alternate history novella ''[[Or Even Eagle Flew]]'' by [[Harry Turtledove]], Earhart does not go missing in 1937 and later joins the [[Eagle Squadrons]] of the British [[Royal Air Force]] to fight against the Nazis in World War II.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fantasticfiction.com/t/harry-turtledove/or-even-eagle-flew.htm|title=Or Even Eagle Flew by Harry Turtledove|website=www.fantasticfiction.com|access-date=April 22, 2021|archive-date=April 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422222006/https://www.fantasticfiction.com/t/harry-turtledove/or-even-eagle-flew.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> *The events surrounding Earhart and Noonan's disappearance are dramatized in the 1996 novel ''[[I Was Amelia Earhart]]'' by [[Jane Mendelsohn]].<ref name="Merkin">{{cite magazine |last1=Merkin |first1=Daphne |title=Earhart Ever After |url=https://archives.newyorker.com/newyorker/1996-05-20/flipbook/096/ |magazine=The New Yorker |date=May 20, 1996}}{{subscription required}}</ref> *In 2011, the [[Great Canadian Theatre Company]] hosted a musical play titled ''Amelia: The Girl Who Wants To Fly''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gctc.ca/plays/season11-12/amelia |title=''Amelia: The Girl Who Wants to Fly'' |access-date = October 6, 2011 |url-status = bot: unknown |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111230055337/http://www.gctc.ca/plays/season11-12/amelia |archive-date = December 30, 2011 |df=mdy}}. Great Canadian Theatre Company. accessed: October 6, 2011.</ref> This is one of numerous plays on the subject. ===Film and television=== *The [[Rosalind Russell]] film ''[[Flight for Freedom]]'' (1943) was derived from a treatment of "Stand by to Die", a fictionalized treatment of Earhart's life.{{sfn|Strippel|1995|p=20}} *"Amelia Earhart: The Price of Courage" (1993) is an ''[[American Experience]]'' television documentary.<ref>[https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/earhart/ "Amelia Earhart: The Price of Courage (1993)."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100222072821/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/earhart/ |date=February 22, 2010 }} ''American Experience''. accessed: February 23, 2010.</ref> *''[[Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight]]'' (1994) starring [[Diane Keaton]], [[Rutger Hauer]], and [[Bruce Dern]], was initially released as a television movie and subsequently rereleased as a theatrical feature.<ref>McCallion, Bernadette. [https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/149352/Amelia-Earhart-The-Final-Flight/overview "Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight (1994)."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520205259/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/149352/Amelia-Earhart-The-Final-Flight/overview |date=May 20, 2013 }} ''The New York Times''. accessed: December 26, 2011.</ref> *The events surrounding Earhart and Noonan's disappearance are dramatized in the [[science fiction]] television show ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'', episode "[[The 37's]]" (1995), with [[Sharon Lawrence]] portraying Earhart.<ref name="Merkin" /> *In the [[biopic]] film ''[[Amelia (film)|Amelia]]'' (2009), Earhart is portrayed by [[Hilary Swank]].<ref>Fleming, Michael. [https://variety.com/2008/film/markets-festivals/hilary-swank-to-play-amelia-earhart-1117980470/ "Hilary Swank to play Amelia Earhart: Mira Nair to direct biopic from Ron Bass script."] ''Variety'', February 7, 2008. accessed: December 8, 2008.</ref> *In the 2009 American [[fantasy film|fantasy]] [[comedy film]] ''[[Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian]]'' Earhart is portrayed by [[Amy Adams]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Py-Lieberman |first1=Beth |title=Q and A: Amy Adams |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/q-and-a-amy-adams-130251964/ |website=[[Smithsonian (magazine)|Smithsonian]] |access-date=18 February 2025 |date=June 2009}}</ref> ===Music=== *[[Plainsong (band)|Plainsong]] released a tribute album, ''[[In Search of Amelia Earhart]]'' (Elektra K42120), in 1972. Both the album and the Press Pak released by Elektra have become collectables and have gained a cult status.<ref>[http://www.andyrobertsmusic.com/plains.html "In Search of Amelia Earhart/Now We Are Three."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061014132758/http://www.andyrobertsmusic.com/plains.html |date=October 14, 2006 }} ''andyrobertsmusic.com''. accessed: July 2, 2010.</ref> *Singer [[Joni Mitchell]]'s song "Amelia" appears on her album ''[[Hejira (album)|Hejira]]'' (1976) and it also features in the video of her 1980 live album ''[[Shadows and Light (Joni Mitchell album)|Shadows and Light]]'' (1980) with clips of Earhart. Commenting on the origins of the song, which interweaves the story of a desert journey with aspects of Earhart's disappearance, Mitchell said: "I was thinking of Amelia Earhart and addressing it from one solo pilot to another ... sort of reflecting on the cost of being a woman and having something you must do".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20041001000211/http://www.southcoasttoday.com/daily/12-96/12-07-96/b01ae065.htm "News Archive: Your link to SouthCoast Massachusetts and beyond."] ''[[The Standard-Times (New Bedford)|The Times Standard]]'', October 1, 2004 (archived). accessed: February 21, 2012.</ref> *The 2024 [[Public Service Broadcasting (band)|Public Service Broadcasting]] album ''The Last Flight'' tells the story of Earhart's final flight.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ewingpublished |first=Jerry |date=2024-07-09 |title=New Public Service Broadcasting album The Last Flight tells the story of Amelia Earhart's last doomed flight |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/new-public-service-broadcasting-album-the-last-flight-tells-the-story-of-amelia-earharts-last-doomed-flight |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=louder |language=en}}</ref> ===Other=== *[[Lego]] produced a limited run of Amelia's "Little Red Bus" Lego Model Number 40450.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/amelia-earhart-tribute-40450|title=Amelia Earhart Tribute 40450|website=www.lego.com|access-date=March 22, 2021|archive-date=March 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322020732/https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/amelia-earhart-tribute-40450|url-status=live}}</ref> *Earhart was one of several inspiring women who are represented in a line of [[Barbie]] dolls introduced on March 6, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/06/us/barbie-dolls-inspiring-women-trnd/index.html |title=Barbie unveils dolls based on Amelia Earhart, Frida Kahlo, Katherine Johnson and Chloe Kim |last1=Leguizamon |first1=Mercedes |last2=Ahmed |first2=Saeed |work=[[CNN]] |date=March 7, 2018 |access-date=April 4, 2018 |archive-date=March 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323044417/https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/06/us/barbie-dolls-inspiring-women-trnd/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> *''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' features Amelia Earhart in their comic A Cold Day in Hell. The mercenaries find her plane crashed in Sibera.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wiki.teamfortress.com/w/images/3/3c/Acolddayinhell18.jpg|title=A Cold Day in Hell - Team Fortress 2 Comics|author=Valve|access-date=August 16, 2024}}</ref> *Earhart was profiled in the [[National Portrait Gallery (United States)|National Portrait Gallery]]’s exhibit, ONE LIFE: Amelia Earhart.<ref>{{Cite web |title=One Life: Amelia Earhart {{!}} National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution |url=https://npg.si.edu/exhibit/earhart/index.html |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=npg.si.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=At the Portrait Gallery: “One Life: Amelia Earhart” Opens 75 Years After Her Disappearance |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/at-the-portrait-gallery-one-life-amelia-earhart-opens-75-years-after-her-disappearance-85014/ |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=Smithsonian Magazine |language=en}}</ref>
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