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Gentry’s Chimps
thecircusblog | May 9, 2012
Tony Gentry was one good chimp man. He was a old school trainer, firm but always rewarding his chimps.
Front Gate W J C
thecircusblog | May 9, 2012
Mel Koontz at the front gate. Jungleland was still under the ownership of Horne and Richards at the time of this photo.
World Jungle Compound
thecircusblog | May 6, 2012
Billie Richards and Trader Horne took over Jungleland in the mid 1950’s. The trainers and other performers stayed on so there was not much of a change. The changes that were made was in name recognition and in their advertisement, but mostly it was business as usual. Both men were good business men. They came […]
World Jungle Compound
thecircusblog | May 6, 2012
As you can see here in the compound’s flyer, the World Jungle Compound featured an array of great wild animal trainers. Many of those trainers did a lot of studio work, adding to the income of the newly formed partnership. On another note, I believe it was Trader Horne that invented the little baby plastic […]
Horne & Richards
thecircusblog | May 6, 2012
Trader Horne is on the left and Billie Richards on the right. This photo taken at the World Jungle Compound. The following posts feature some of their movie production notes.
Production Notes #1
thecircusblog | May 6, 2012
These documents and many of the photos were given to me by Billie Richards nephew Jerry Osborne.
Production Notes #2
thecircusblog | May 6, 2012
Production Notes #4
thecircusblog | May 6, 2012
This is what is known as a deal memo, made out before an actual contract.
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