Koontz at Luna Park Zoo
Posted By thecircusblog on March 16, 2009
Melvin Koontz and Jackie during a performance. Photo taken in the early 1930’s. Mr Koontz began his motion picture work at Luna Park with Jackie and later worked at the World Jungle Compound at Thousand Oaks, CA. He was noted for the animal fight scenes doubling for the actors. He first started his career at Selig’s Zoo training lions in the late 1920’s.
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