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

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Beauty of the Beasts, The: Tales of Hollywood's Wild Animal Stars
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Ralph Helfer
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:256
Dimensions(mm): Height 202,Width 136
Category/GenreTheatre - technical and background skills
Films and cinema
Biographies: Arts and Entertainment
Wildlife - general interest
ISBN/Barcode 9780061136788
ClassificationsDewey:791.43662092
Audience
General
Illustrations 16-page black and white photographs

Publishing Details

Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint HarperCollins
Publication Date 26 June 2007
Publication Country United States

Description

"The Beauty of the Beasts" is a chronicle of many years Ralph Helfer spent as a Hollywood animal behaviourist, 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.

Author Biography

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