Beauty of the Beasts, the - Tales of Hollywood''s Wild Animal Stars

Informationen zum Autor Ralph Helfer is a well-known Hollywood animal trainer who was one of the first to use affection and kindness to train wild animals. He is the author of The Beauty of the Beasts , and he lives in Los Angeles and Kenya, where he leads safari tours. Klappentext THE BEAUTY OF THE BEASTS is a chronicle of many years Ralph Helfer spent as a Hollywood animal behaviorist, and is full of behind–the–scenes accounts of the many television programs and films in which Helfer's animals appeared, including Charlie's Angels and The Ten Commandments, and the stars he and his animals worked with such as Elvis Presley, Clint Eastwood, and Marilyn Monroe. But this is more than a story of the famous, both four and two–legged –– it's also about the important roles animals play in our lives, and how much less human we would be without them. Zusammenfassung From Hollywood animal behavioristand author of Modoc: The True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived! Ralph Helfer!   comes a surprising behind-the-scenes account of his years working as a trainer to the (four-legged) stars. In The Beauty of the Beasts! Helfer chronicles the many television programs and films in which his animals appeared! including Charlie's Angels and The Ten Commandments! and the stars he and his animals worked with such as Elvis Presley! Clint Eastwood! Marilyn Monroe! Sonny and Cher! and more. Complete with a 16-page insert of photos from Helfer!  The Beauty of the Beasts is a book about the important role animals play in our lives! and how much less human we would be without them.

About the author

Ralph Helfer is a well-known Hollywood animal trainer who was one of the first to use affection and kindness to train wild animals. He is the author of The Beauty of the Beasts, and he lives in Los Angeles and Kenya, where he leads safari tours.

Product details

• Authors: Ralph Helfer
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.07.2007
• EAN: 9780061136788
• ISBN: 978-0-06-113678-8
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Science: general issues, Biography: general, Memoirs, Theatre Studies, History of Science, History of engineering and technology, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Gender studies: women and girls, Composers and songwriters, Biography: arts and entertainment, Biography: science, technology and medicine, Wildlife: mammals: general interest, Circus and circus skills, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Entertainment & Performing Arts, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Women, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Music, PERFORMING ARTS: Theater / General, NATURE: Animal Rights, NATURE: Animals / Wildlife, NATURE: Animals / Mammals, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Science & Technology, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Rich & Famous, PERFORMING ARTS: Circus