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Marlin Perkins
Sign in to saveAlso known as Richard Marlin Perkins, R.M. Perkins, R. Marlin Perkins
American zoologist
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 5
Top works
- Animal faces
- Marlin Perkins' Zooparade
- Zooparade
- My wild kingdom
- One magic night
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Film & TV
Carthage, Missouri, USA
Marlin Perkins came to the St. Louis Zoo in 1926 to work with the reptile collection. He became curator of the Buffalo Zoo in 1938. As director of Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo in 1949, he created the Peabody Award-winning television show Zoo Parade. In 1962 Perkins returned to the St. Louis Zoo as director. He debuted Wild Kingdom in 1963, hosting it until 1985. Winner of four Emmy Awards, it…
Known for
- Dian Fossey: Ihr Leben für die Gorillas — Host TV Documentary2025
- Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom — Self1963
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self1962
- The Mike Douglas Show — Self1961
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 6
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Perkins
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Missouri
- Place of death
- Clayton
- Occupation
- zoologist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Marlin Perkins Wild Kingdom.JPG
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- date of birth
- 1905-03-28
- date of death
- 1986-06-14
- Commons category
- Marlin Perkins
- cause of death
- cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
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