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'''Amelia Earhart''' (born in 1897-, disappeared in 1937, (probably)declared dead ''in absentia'' in 1939) was a famous aviation pioneer [[Genteel Interbellum Setting|in an age]] when female pilots were extremely rare. She was decorated for her bravery and flying skill, and set many flying records of her time, both for women and for pilots of either sex. In 1932 she became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean solo.

Earhart is probably most famous today for her mysterious disappearance over the central Pacific Ocean on July 2, 1937, along with second navigator Fred Noonan, during an attempted circumnavigation of the globe. Although the most commonly accepted theory is that Earhart's plane either simply ran out of fuel and crashed into the ocean, or made an emergency landing on an uninhabited island, numerous [[Conspiracy Kitchen Sink|conspiracy theories abound]], everything from [[Spy Ship|failed espionage attempts]] to [[Secret Identity|secret identities]] to [[Alien Abduction]]. Recent{{when}} archaeological excavations have most likely found her castaway site,{{verify}} but this will probably do nothing to halt the conspiracy theories.

=== {{examples|Works that portray Amelia Earhart in fiction include: ===}}

== [[ComicsComic Books]] ==

* She is a major character in G. Willow Wilson's comic, ''[[Comics/Air (comics)|Air]]''.

* In issue zero of the [[British Comics|British]] [[Anthology Comic]] ''[[Comics/The Phoenix (comics)|The Phoenix]]'' the character is featured in the strip, "Corpse Talk", which features an interview with a dead famous person.

* [[Amy Adams]] plays a wax figure of her that comes to life in the second ''[[Night At the Museum (Film)|Night Atat the Museum]]'' movie.

* ''[[Film/Amelia (film)|Amelia]]'': Biopic sarringstarring Hilary Swank that tries to play it straight and true to the facts.

== [[Live -Action TV]] ==

* ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'': In "The 37s," Voyager's crew discover Earhart and other people from her age [[Human Popsicle|preserved in suspended animation]] on an alien planet. Turns out she ''was'' [[Alien Abduction|abducted by aliens]] after all!

** Earhart is also seen briefly in the intro of ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''.

* Ross from ''[[Friends (TV)|Friends]]'' is enamored with her in "The one with the lottery ticket". He even planned to build a theme park dedicated to her if he won the lottery.

* A ''[[Mandrake the Magician (Comic Strip)|Mandrake the Magician]]'' storyline had him solving the disappearance of a [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]] version of Earhart.

== [[TheaterTheatre]] ==

* The short play ''Chamber Music'' is about a mental hospital with a ward full of women who all [[Napoleon Delusion|believe themselves to be famous historical figures]]. One of them says she's Amelia Earhart, and there are hints that she might in fact ''be'' Amelia Earhart, [[Go Among Mad People|put in the hospital by mistake]]. At the very least, she seems to be quite rational and normal otherwise, as opposed to the other women, who are all highly paranoid {{spoiler|and homicidal}}.

* She pops up as a [[Spirit Advisor]] to the titular character in the somewhat obscure musical ''[[Flight of the Lawnchair Man.]]''.

* [httphttps://xkcd.com/950/ This] ''[[Xkcd (Webcomic)|Xkcdxkcd]]'' comic finally solves the mystery once and for all.

* In an episode of the ''[[Dilbert (Animationanimation)|Dilbert]]'' animated series, Amelia Earhart is found trapped behind a glass pane in a museum exhibit titled "The True Location of Amelia Earhart."