Authors: Cheeta
Tarzan the Ape Man
(1932, MGM)
Tarzan and His Mate
(1932, MGM)
Tarzan Escapes
(1933, MGM)
Tarzan Finds a Son!
(1939, MGM)
Tarzan’s Secret Treasure
(1941, MGM)
Tarzan’s New York Adventure
(1942, MGM)
Tarzan Triumphs
(1943, RKO/Lesser)
Tarzan’s Desert Mystery
(1943, RKO/Lesser)
Tarzan and the Amazons
(1945, RKO/Lesser)
Tarzan and the Leopard Woman
(1946, RKO/Lesser)
Tarzan and the Huntress
(1947, RKO/Lesser)
Tarzan and the Mermaids
(1948, RKO/Lesser—did not appear due to previous commitments)
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla
(1952, Jack Broder)
Doctor Dolittle
(1967, Twentieth Century-Fox)
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Academy Awards
animals never winners of, 169
Chaplin’s, 96, 189
Cheeta’s fantasy acceptance speech, 297–301
failure to recognize contribution of Cheeta, 297
Hattie McDaniel’s, 189
honorary, 96, 189–90
Juvenile Award, 189–90
means of rectifying snub to Cheeta, 299–301
Mickey Rooney’s, 189–90
Affairs of Cellini, The
, 140
American Film Institute, 216
American Sign Language (ASL), 274
Animal Planet, 123, 139
animals, endangered, 219–21, 270, 299
animals in films, 72, 86, 87, 97, 126, 163, 230, 238–39, 251, 253, 276.
See also
No Reel Apes
CGI instead of, 85, 98, 138–39
chimpanzees, 25–26
(see also
Cheeta; Stroheim)
deaths of, 133, 186, 199, 253, 298
dogs, 86, 117, 224, 243
(see also
Rin Tin Tin)
elephants, 127, 158, 193, 208, 221
fate of, 127, 133, 164, 186, 208, 253, 275–76, 298
horses, xii, 17, 186, 199, 224, 266, 298
MGM and, 30–31, 104–5
MGM lion, 94
snakes, 42–43, 224
animals in research labs, 79–80, 83, 86, 92, 163, 279
in space research, 269–70
Aquacade, 177, 197, 200–201
Arcadia studio, 225, 227, 230
Archibald the Boa Constrictor, 224
Last Slither, The
, 224
Shirley and Archibald, Slithering Sleuths
, 224
Slithering Sleuths and the Grand Coulee Dam Mystery
, 224
Slithering Sleuths, Trouble in Heaven
, 224
Arlington, Martin, 100, 102, 103, 107, 110, 157
Arnst, Bobbe, 141–42, 165, 245
Ashley, Lady Sylvia, 128, 129, 130, 135
Asta (dog), 86
Astaire, Fred, 80, 187, 298
Astor, Mary, 108, 140, 178
Attenborough, Dickie, 3–10, 299
Atwill, Lionel, 128, 177, 198, 207
Autry, Gene, xii, 150
Axelrod, George, 18
Bacall, Lauren, xv, 85, 171, 297
Baer, Max, 151
sexual relationship with Lupe Vélez, 151
Balboa Boy Club, 150
Bankhead, Tallulah, 140
Barker, Lex, 192
Barrymore, John, xv, 107–8, 113, 115, 198
Barrymore, Lionel, 107–8, 140, 171
Barstow, California, 270, 275–76, 282
bears (various species), 219, 298
Bed of Roses
, 136
Beery, Wallace, 17, 106, 113, 114, 186
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla
, 83, 263–64
Benchley, Robert, 80, 83, 150
Bennett, Constance, 33, 135–41, 150, 168, 286
Bergman, Ingrid, 242
Berlin, Irving, 136
Beverly Management Corporation, 239
Bickford, Charles, 127
B’nai B’rith Temple, Wilshire Blvd., 185
Bogart, Humphrey, xv, 63, 149, 150, 167, 168, 169, 170, 281, 286, 297
Bogart, Mayo Methot, 150, 167, 169, 170
Bond, Ward, 150, 167, 168, 172, 245
Bonzo, 39, 40–41, 44, 53, 57, 66, 71, 75, 76, 78, 79, 82
Borzage, Frank, 199, 230, 245
Bow, Clara, 115, 221
Boyer, Charles, 108
Brando, Marlon, 162
Brian, Mary, 118
Bringing Up Baby
, 86
Broder, Jack, 263
Bruce, Nigel, 17–18
Burns, George, 62
Burton, Richard, 4
Buscemi, Steve, 299
Cabot, Bruce, 151
sexual relationship with Lupe Vélez, 151
Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas, 272–74, 293
Cagney, James, 85, 203–4, 281
Calhern, Louis, 18, 101
Californian Country Club, 132
Carroll, Earl, 123
Casting Couch, The
, 134
Castle Combe, Wiltshire, England, 3–10
Catalina Island, 150, 230, 271
Catholic League of Decency, 111, 119
Celeste, Olga, 86
CGI (Computer Generated Imagery), 85, 98, 138–39
Champion the Wonder Horse, xii, 17
Chaplin, Charlie, 63, 65, 96, 125, 151, 189, 205, 216, 263, 271
autobiography of, xiii
Cheeta and, 176–84
mansion of, 176
salons in Beverly Hills, 7–8, 176–82
sexual relationship with Lupe Vélez, 151
Charge ofthe Light Brigade, The
, 133, 186, 199, 298
Chasen’s, 33
Cheeta
adopted by Don Westfall, 277–80, 282
in the African wild, pre-capture, 11–27
age and longevity of, 173, 222, 280–82, 295, 296
bananas and, 33–34, 37–38, 76
at Barstow, California with Tony Genry, 270, 276–80
in
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla
, 263–64
Beryl Weissmuller’s antipathy toward, 213–14, 217, 231–39
birth date, official, 46
biting by, 29, 51–52, 74, 101, 188, 203, 223–24, 225, 226, 233, 252
black mamba incident, 42–46, 79
caged in Gentry’s care, 264
caged in MGM menagerie, 140, 197, 199, 214
caged in Selig Park zoo, 224, 234, 253–56, 262, 265
capture of, 26–27
Charlie Chaplin and, 176–84
at C.H.E.E.T.A.(Casa de Cheeta), 280–86, 294–97
(see also
C.H.E.E.T.A.)
chimpanzees captured with, 30–31
chimpanzees working with, post-Tarzan career, 260–61, 262–63, 267, 270
cocaine and Constance Bennett, 138, 140, 168
compared to Chaplin, xiii
compared unreliability of, 3–302
at Constance Bennett’s home, 135–41
depression of, 254–56
diabetes of, 109, 281–82
in
Doctor Dolittle
, 3–10, 270, 276, 288
drinking alcohol, 18, 19, 33, 39, 62, 64, 109, 113, 114, 135, 167–69, 180, 210, 230, 233, 248, 250–51, 284
end of entertainment career, 276
exported to America, 30–36, 37–46
Fairbanks’Rolls-Royce and, 122–30
fame of, xii, 224
fan mail, 117–18, 209, 243
fantasy Oscar acceptance, 297–301
fear of water, 119, 122, 201, 251–52
during filming of
Doctor Dolittle
, 3–10
final Tarzan movie, 249–53
hospice visits, 63, 173, 222
as Jiggs, 52, 74, 81, 105
Johnny Weissmuller and, 29, 88, 99, 101, 105, 106–16, 122–30, 132, 135–41, 149, 152–53, 155–56, 166, 169–75, 191–94, 195–96, 205–6, 213, 225, 231–39, 245–50, 271–72, 287–93, 295, 296
at Lombard party, 106–16
love for, 3–302
at Marion Davies’party, 17–19
Maureen O’Sullivan and, 29, 98, 101, 106, 107, 108, 110, 115–16, 118
MGM and, 17, 64, 81, 85
Mickey Rooney and, 46, 64
movie career begins, 71–88
movie reviews and accolades, 47, 113, 178, 211–12, 216, 227, 243
in New York City, 47–69
number of Weissmuller-Cheeta movies, 97
offspring, 198, 224, 242, 254, 260, 282
paintings by, xv, 241, 249, 259–60, 279, 280, 284, 294
post-Tarzan career, Tony Gentry and, 256, 262–74, 297
at sailing party, 166–73
Cheeta (
cont.
)
sees snow, 255–56
sexual maturity and activity, 176–84, 198
(see also
Del Río, Delores)
smoking, 3–4, 6, 39, 62–63, 64, 107, 108, 135, 156, 167, 179, 183, 198, 224, 233, 240–42, 249, 253, 265, 278, 281, 284, 296
as a survivor, 25, 83, 127, 144, 188, 209, 236
taken out of cage by celebrities, 140, 177, 198–200, 222, 230
in Tarzan movies, 29, 47–48, 91–93, 94–105, 109–13, 148, 156–66, 170, 178, 187–95, 201, 206–12, 214–17, 225–30, 243–44, 245–53, 276, 292, 294, 297, 301–2
“Tarzo the Jungle Kings” show, 264–69
training of, 34–36, 37–40, 51, 64, 74–76, 79, 103, 162–63, 216, 249–53
tricks and mannerisms, 6, 64, 96, 100–101, 130, 148, 162, 169, 180, 216–17, 226, 261, 280
C.H.E.E.T.A.(Casa de Cheeta), 62, 94, 168, 240–42, 259–60, 265, 280–86, 294–97
Cheetarium, 285
Chevalier, Maurice, 106
chimpanzees in captivity, 9.
See also
C.H.E.E.T.A.(Casa de Cheeta)
care of, 238
chimpanzee-related entertainment, 210–11, 263–70
masturbation, 55, 76, 104, 140, 182, 183, 271, 275, 288
paintings by, 294
pant-hoot behavior, 40, 56, 64, 77, 116, 130, 198, 203
in research labs, 79–80, 83, 86, 92, 163, 279
roadside zoos, 275–76
stress behaviors, 73, 83, 104, 140
training of, 74–76, 79, 103, 162–63
using American Sign Language (ASL), 274
at work for Tony Gentry, 260, 263–64
chimpanzees in the wild, 11–17, 19–27, 222
alpha males, 13, 16, 24, 30
characteristics of, 14
mating, 19–20
pant-hoot behavior, 13, 15, 23
Christian’s Hut, 230, 271
Citizen Kane
, 63
Clift, Montgomery, 97
Clinton, Hillary, 240
Clooney, George, 298
Clyde the orangutan, 253
Cocoanut Grove, 230
Cocteau, Jean, 80
Cohn, Harry, 93, 117
Colbert, Claudette, 109, 110, 113
Colgate Comedy Hour
, 263
Colgate Variety Hour
, 263
Colman, Ronald, 18, 19, 29, 125, 140
Columbo, Russ, 151
sexual relationship with Lupe Vélez, 151
Combe, Lady, 3, 4, 5, 9
Conway, Jack, 92, 96, 97, 101, 102, 103, 107, 111, 112, 140, 156, 251
Cooper, Gary, 36, 63, 106, 144, 151
sexual relationship with Lupe Vélez, 151
Cooper, Jackie, 113
Cotten, Joseph, 63, 133–34, 173–74
Crabbe, Buster, 200
Crawford, Joan, 17, 93, 106, 125, 134–35, 162, 196, 197, 203, 226, 232, 233
Crosby, Bing, 245
Culver City Studios, 92, 98, 100, 101, 102, 214
Davies, Marion, 17
Davis, Bette, 63, 97
Davis, Mildred, 66
de Acosta, Mercedes, 108, 113–15
de Havilland, Olivia, 133
del Pablo, Juanita, 157
del Río, Delores, 92, 107, 233, 267, 286, 298, 299
the “trapdoor”incident, Cheeta’s refusal to discuss, 92
Dempsey, Jack, 151, 152, 153
sexual relationship with Lupe Vélez, 151
De Niro, Robert, 261–62
Desert Regional Medical Center Hospice, 63, 173, 222
DiCaprio, Leonardo, 297
Dickens, Charles, 84
Dietrich, Marlene, vii, 93, 107, 111, 113, 114–15, 116, 124, 137, 139–40, 223, 225, 226, 233, 286, 298
bitten by Cheeta, 223
disdain for Weissmuller, Johnny, 110
general awfulness of, 140
ludicrous automobile of, 125
omnisexual voraciousness of, 115
DiMarco, Gabe, 37, 39, 40, 44, 45, 46, 48–49, 50, 53, 79
Discovery Channel, 9, 19, 21, 36, 46, 139, 153
Doctor Dolittle
, 3–10, 270, 276, 288
dolphin, 298
“Don”.
See
Westfall, Don
Don the Beachcomber’s, 230
Douglas, Kirk, 84, 189
Douglas, Melvyn, 18, 101
Douglas, Patricia, 224–25
Dressler, Marie, 102, 140
Driscoll, Bobby, 163
DuMart, Edna, 150
Dunne, Irene, 222
Durante, Jimmy, 123, 151
sexual relationship with Lupe Vélez, 151
Durbin, Deanna, 43, 133–34
dwarfs, 123, 128
East of Java
, 127
Ed Sullivan
, 263
Einstein, Albert, 178–79
Eisenstein, Sergei, 177
Emma, the elephant, 127, 158, 193, 208, 221
Entertainment Weekly
, 62
Entwhistle, Peg, 163
Every Which Way But Loose
, 253
Fairbanks, Douglas, 93, 106, 122, 127–30, 131, 133, 135, 136, 139, 151
sexual relationship with Lupe Vélez, 151
Fairbanks, Douglas, Jr., 150, 151
Farrow, John, 156, 159, 187, 272
Farrow, Mia, 28, 161
Faulkner, William, 135
Ferrer, Mel, 298
Fields, W.C., 17, 244
fish, 220–21, 299
Fitzgerald, Barry, 121, 209
Fitzgerald, F. Scott, 18, 140
Fleming, Victor, 151
sexual relationship with Lupe Vélez, 151
Florey, Robert, 250, 251, 252
Flynn, Errol, xvi, 123, 133, 149–50, 167, 169, 171, 186, 198–200
cruelty to animals, 171, 199
cruelty to women, 198–99
decline into alcoholism, 200
sexual relationship with Lupe Vélez, 151
Fonda, Henry, 108, 150
Fonda, Jane, xiii, 299
Fox Hills Country Club, 249
Francis, Kay, 93, 209–10
Frederick (chimp), 11, 26, 30, 31, 39, 40–41, 50, 71, 75, 79, 80, 83, 87–88, 95, 98, 103
Funky Jungle Disco!
, 283
Gable, Clark, 93, 115, 127, 135, 150, 221
Garbo, Greta, xv, 109, 164, 259
Garden of Allah, 80, 83
Gardner, Ava, 85, 93
Garland, Judy, 135
Gately, Mr.(animal trainer), 74–75, 78, 81–83, 86–87, 95, 98, 99, 101, 103, 104, 105, 140, 156, 159, 162–63, 198, 210, 212, 216, 249, 252, 253
Gaucho, The
, 146
Gentry, Tony, 26, 37, 38, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 48–49, 50–53, 54, 58, 65, 76, 81, 160, 256, 260, 262–80, 284, 297