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1 title in the archive · first depicted 1607
Lived1580 – 1631
English soldier and colonist, a leader of the Jamestown settlement.
Shelfmark Vita LXXXV
11 years of a 51 year life depicted onscreen
Distinct years the archive depicts, against John Smith’s lifetime (1580 – 1631) — 21.6% of it.
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Event
The establishment of the first permanent English colony in the New World in Virginia Colony. Early colonial living was hard for the settlers, with most failing to survive the winter of 1609. However, the successful cultivation of tobacco at the colony would ensure its ultimate long-term success.
filed under 1607
Runs throughAge of DiscoveryStuart England
What the films portraying John Smith cost to make and took at the worldwide box office, as TMDB records them.
| Film | Budget | Box office |
|---|---|---|
| The New World | $30,000,000 | $30,500,000 |
US dollars as TMDB records them, not adjusted for inflation. 1 film of the 1 portraying them carries either sum.