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Cheeta, chimpanzee and Tarzan movie star, dies at 'roughly 80'
Entertainment Weekly ^
| Dec. 27, 2011
| Annie Barrett
Posted on 12/27/2011 11:28:26 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
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To: traderrob6
Re: It seems the role of Cheeta was played by several different animals just as Lassie the dog was.
But not this one
The link you provided (same as mine in post 32 above) states the role of 'Cheeta' was played by numerous other chimps. The one that just died apparently was "Cheetah-Mike".
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12/28/2011 5:58:21 AM PST
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ETL
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To: traderrob6
"long celebrated as the longest-lived chimpanzee. Both claims were debunked by journalist R. D. Rosen in 2008 in an article that settled the animals true age and established that he had not appeared in any movies, let alone in the role of Cheeta." Thanks, didn't catch that in the Wiki piece.
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12/28/2011 6:03:41 AM PST
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ETL
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To: Free ThinkerNY
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12/28/2011 6:11:10 AM PST
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ETL
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To: ETL
Considering that the oldest known living chimp (Gregoire) died a few years back at age 66, this article becomes even more incredulous.
To: traderrob6
Appears Cheeta and Obama have something in common:
both need to produce a LEGIT birth certificate.
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12/28/2011 6:29:15 AM PST
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ETL
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To: traderrob6
There it says this last one was born in the 60’s, if so then others played the role. The author Rosen claims this one in fact never played the part.
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12/28/2011 6:42:21 AM PST
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count-your-change
(You don't have to be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Cheetah did go off the rails and become a bit senile & misguided in his old age:
To: count-your-change
IMHO, this Cheeta was not the one who played in the early Tarzan movies, although he could have played in other movies in the 1950-60 era.
Also this one was not a true chimpanzee. Likely he was a bonobo, a relative of the chimpanzee. They are slightly smaller in size than a chimpanzee and a much calmer personality. A male chimp can become very violent(see Travis).
To: panaxanax; Oztrich Boy
How come she’s so hot and her daughter is so blah?
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