Henry Tyndall
Posted By thecircusblog on February 19, 2009
Henry Tyndall was at the World Jungle Compound for years. He was their head chimp trainer. This picture was taken on location, a Tarzan movie starring Johnny Weissmuller. The name of the movie was ” Jungle Man Eaters.” The chimp in this picture was “Tamba”. Henry was known for his extraordinary ability to work and train chimps for motion pictures. Henry Tyndall was a Native American from the Cherokee Nation. The native American people have and still play a very important part in the American Circus as well as motion pictures.
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