Editing Roy Chapman Andrews (section)

==Association with character "Indiana Jones"==
[[File:Roy chapman andrews on kublai khan.jpg|thumb|Roy Chapman Andrews on his horse Kublai Khan in Mongolia about 1920]]

[[Douglas Preston]] of the [[American Museum of Natural History]] wrote: "Andrews is allegedly the person that the movie character of [[Indiana Jones (character)|Indiana Jones]] was patterned after. However, neither [[George Lucas]] nor the other creators of the films have confirmed this.  Other candidates have been suggested, including [[Colonel Percy Fawcett]].  The 120-page transcript of the story conferences for the movie does not mention Andrews."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sendspace.com/file/cnoe3r|title=IMG_5930.JPG (2.23MB) - SendSpace.com|website=www.sendspace.com}}</ref>

An analysis by the Smithsonian Channel concludes that the linkage was indirect, with Andrews (and other explorers) serving as the model for heroes in adventure films of the 1940s and 1950s, who in turn inspired Lucas and his fellow writers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.smithsonianchannel.com/site/smithsonian/show_crystal_skull_real.do |title=Smithsonian Channel: Telling America's Stories |access-date=2013-01-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130202095443/http://www.smithsonianchannel.com/site/smithsonian/show_crystal_skull_real.do |archive-date=February 2, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Dinosaurs in the Attic: An Excursion Into the American Museum of Natural History|first=Douglas J.|last=Preston|publisher=St. Martin's Press|year=1993|isbn=0-312-10456-1}}, [https://books.google.com/books?id=CaBxisxbAfwC&pg=PA98 pp. 97–98]</ref>