Beauty the tiger at the California Zoological Gardens, Los Angeles, 1936
- Description:
- A behind-the-scenes look at the animal actors that have roles in popular motion pictures. These animals are well-groomed like any human Hollywood star, and are trained for the profession from a very young age, marked as being highly intelligent. They reside at the California Zoological Gardens on Lincoln Park Boulevard.The 6-year-old Siberian named Beauty is trained by Melville Koontz and is used for his frightening snarls and roars. He will also be starring in an upcoming Warner Brothers picture "The Killer Tiger", although he is very well-behaved off set.
- Date:
- [circa June 6, 1936]
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Collection:
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Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection