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Thread #173412 Message #4205140
Posted By: Little Hawk
07-Jul-24 - 08:22 PM
Thread Name: BS: Chongo recommends Me Cheetah book
Subject: BS: Chongo recommends Me Cheetah book
Chongo has given his highest recommendation to a fantastic Hollywood biography... "Me Cheetah - The Autobiography", written by Cheetah with assistance from James Lever. It's a truly moving tale of the life and times of the Chimp who acted in so many films with Johnny Weismuller, the silver screen's most famous Tarzan.
This is seriously an excellent book in every way, both entertaining, amusing, and ultimately heart-breaking. It's a story that's got everything. I kid you not!
"In 1984, Johnny Weissmuller, Hollywood's greatest Tarzan, passed away. His coffin was lowered into the ground to the recorded sounds of his famous jungle call. Maureen O'Sullivan, his Jane, followed him in 1998. But their co-star Cheeta the chimpanzee, the 'World's Funniest Animal', lives on. At seventy-six, he is by some distance the oldest chimp ever recorded.
Now, in his own words, Cheeta finally tells his extraordinary story."
It's been out since 2008, so you may have heard about it before, but Chongo wanted to remind everyone. Hence, this message to all of you. Cheers!