thecircusblog | March 9, 2009
Program Cover and map of World Jungle Compound. Many of the great wild animal trainers began their careers here like Pat Anthony, Dave Hoover & Dick McGraw to name a few. It was located just off the freeway in Thousand Oaks, CA.
thecircusblog | March 9, 2009
thecircusblog | March 9, 2009
In the red box is Trader Horn on the left and Billy Richards on the right.
thecircusblog | March 9, 2009
A great close up of Pat Anthony and his tiger “Bill” on the globe. I think this tiger was named after Bill Johnson who worked for Pat for many years. Bill was Pat’s safety man and took wonderful care of his cats. I think Pat named this tiger after Bill because they both had an […]
thecircusblog | March 9, 2009
This man was my childhood hero. At home in El Monte, Calif. there was a movie theater called the Tumbleweed not to far away from our house. All the kids in the neighborhood would go to the Saturday matinee. There was always a cowboy or a Tarzan movie and the price was right….25 cents. When Dad went to the compound […]
thecircusblog | March 9, 2009
Buster Crabb played Tarzan in the movie King of the Jungle. He is pictured here with “Jiggs” the chimp. He was as popular as Johnny Weissmuller. Lex Barker also played Tarzan for a brief period of time. Whe you see some of the older Tarzan movies, look closely into the jungle foliage and you will see […]
thecircusblog | March 7, 2009
This photo of Chet Juszyk during a performance on the Dobritch International Circus. Chet was a nice, easy-going guy. Some trivia about him includes that he was a paratrooper in the Korean War and went to Jungleland in Thousand Oaks to learn how to be a cat trainer under the GI Bill.
thecircusblog | March 7, 2009
This picture was taken just before Chet Juszyk was mauled by Brutus, one of his lions. This occurred during a performance at Jungleland. Chet survived the attack but needed months of medical attention and rehabilitation. I saw him months later and was relieved that he was doing well.
thecircusblog | March 7, 2009
thecircusblog | March 7, 2009
