Makimba ….my little doll
Posted By thecircusblog on August 17, 2010
It isn’t too often you are blessed with two fine chimpanzees….Makimba was one of them. Bongie was my first but that doesn’t mean that the other chimps were not important to the act. For years Bongie carried the act with his comedy and later Makimba took over. In 1952 we started out with one chimp named Jackie. A few years later the act grew to five and then on to 12. In the main act we only performed 5 or 6, sometimes less depending on the show. The other chimps were used for motion picture and television work.
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My name is Ivan M. Henry and I am the 4th generation of a circus/show business dynasty. I hope you enjoy the blog.Comments
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Hey Ivan….Great seeing you, your dad and all those great chimps…We loved comedy and your family always brought that to the show…I have DeWayne stuff that I am sending soon.
She could sure steal your Heart for sure. I know that you treated as family. Casey