Interview 25868 – Caption Index: 43
And then, he hired you again?… Read More
And then, he hired you again?… Read More
And is that something you wanted to do?… Read More
Yeah. This time, as an animal keeper. Yes. Read More
You were talking about your father. You met your father at 15 years old. Yeah. Read More
Well, no, I… Yeah, right. That’s when I was working on the grounds. Okay, and then, you came back from- In the military, yeah. Read More
And that’s when he had hired you?… Read More
You really got to know your father at what age?… Read More
Actually, it’s kinda strange ’cause I met my father when I was 15 years old. He and my mother were separated by a few states in between. And so, I didn’t know…… Read More
Where am I?… Read More
Robert. Robert and took over as director after your grandfather, so your family has been very much involved in the zoo profession. Read More
Working in summers, coming up from Florida to spend the summers with my father and went to work as a grass-cutter and whatever else inside the zoo. And then, I went into the army during the Korean War. When I got out, I came to work as a zookeeper, so… Read More
How did your career start?… Read More
Did you go to college? You go to high school in the area?… Read More
You’ve mentioned your grandfather, Edward Bean, and your father was?… Read More
I went through high school and University of Florida, although I don’t have a degree. So you went to… You had a little college. Yeah, I had four years, but I don’t have a degree in it, but I went to Elmhurst College, here take psychology. I musta used that… Read More
Absolutely nothing. (laughs) Okay. (laughs) But it was a fun Sunday with your grandfather. As far as I… It musta been. He died from one of his Sunday car rides. He had a crash, and that ended his career, so that ended my Sunday tours as well. Read More
You went to…… Read More
And as you were growing up, what kinda schooling did you have?… Read More
And you were a youngster when he did this?… Read More
Yes. Oh, little, little. Read More