Interview 25868 – Caption Index: 53
Was it tough being the son of the director and working at the zoo?… Read More
Was it tough being the son of the director and working at the zoo?… Read More
Or easy?… Read More
You applied for the job?… Read More
Yeah. Read More
Thought you had good chance of getting it?… Read More
Yeah. Read More
Or you wanted to do something else?… Read More
No, I applied for the job. Read More
And then, he hired you again?… Read More
Yeah. This time, as an animal keeper. Yes. Read More
And is that something you wanted to do?… Read More
You were talking about your father. You met your father at 15 years old. Yeah. Read More
And that’s when he had hired you?… 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
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
How did your career start?… 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