cover story - Shambala
Tippi
Star & Animal
“The Roar Foundation and Shambala Preserve” Shambala: a Sanskrit word that means: “A meeting Place of Peace and Harmony
for All Beings Animal and Human”
T
ippi Hedren is a Hollywood Legend. A star from an era where stars were stars. She was born
Nathalie Kay Hedren on January 19, 1930. Tippi as she was called was a fashion model and later the protegé and muse of Alfred Hitchcock a powerful Hollywood producer. Albeit “The Master of Suspense”. She was his lead in the 1963 highly publicized movie “The Birds” and in the 1964 movie “Marnie”, which made her a household name. Tippi is ever beautiful inside and out and shares her passion for acting and animals with her equally famous daughter Melanie Griffifith who shares her flflflawless talent and looks. They are a mother daughter duo that truly mirror each other. In 1976, Tippi produced and starred in the movie “Roar” a project which she worked on with second husband (agent Noel Marshall) which was released in 1981 (5 years after its inception) “Roar”starred big cats, lions, tigers and the like and much to her acclaim no animals were injured in the making of the fifilm. People, well 70 of the cast and crew had some incidents but that is a different story. “Roar”set the stage for Tippi’s love for Big Cats, which became a big part of her life and her family. The Internet is filflled with truly incredible images of Hedren and daughter Melanie at play with then seemingly docile giant cat “Noel” (at the pool, dining and even in bed).
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