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Saint Dian Fossey. Read More

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How did you meet Dian?… Read More

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Over in Rwanda. Was it part of something…… Read More

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I knew Lee, yeah. Lee was, of course, well beyond my scope, a man of… Well, you know Lee. I can remember he was… My father introduced me to Lee, and he said, “Oh yes.” He says, “I think I said that once. I think I said that.” Oh, “I’ve… Read More

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He was… No, I’m going off the deep end here. He had never… He said… I said, “Ooh, I don’t think we’ve ever met,” and he… Nah. Did Lee… When you were with your dad, you had the opportunity to meet a number of people, but you yourself, you’ve met… Read More

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And did you know other famous zoo people, like Lee Crandall?… Read More

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It was a kind of an interesting story. Actually, it was some neighbors of ours in Florida also lived in Elmhurst, no, Elmwood Village. Our neighbor in Florida, who was a wintertime neighbor, was familiar with the people, her neighbors, and my father by, I guess, newspaper articles, whatever. I… Read More

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Yeah, she set up the meeting, and I had a bedroom and her home. So she got ya the job at the zoo. Well, she got me the future in the zoo. I didn’t work in the zoo then, but I was with my father, at least, I spent time… Read More

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Did the neighbor lady make the connection with your father to say, “Your son’s growing up”?… Read More

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What happened that you all of sudden got reconnected?… Read More

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How did you get reconnected with your dad?… Read More

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Yeah. Read More

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You were hired as what? Curator?… Read More

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Yeah, I guess, more, almost, assistant director. I don’t think I had term general curator. (dog howls) Somebody… (Janet laughs) I’m sorry, I- Bored to tears. (Mark laughs) I’m (indistinct). Question, I was just thinking about it. Read More

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Bob Truett. Did you know Bob before that?… Read More

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No, no. Okay. He was a good Texas boy, though. Read More

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He’s with Lincoln Park, too, I think, wasn’t he?… Read More

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Jimmy Morgan of Birmingham Zoo. Read More

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Bob Truett. Read More

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And the director was Bob?… Read More