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Sadly, in 1967 Dinky bit actor Mike Henry on the jaw during the filiming of a Tarzan movie and was put to death for the incident. Photograph caption dated November 17, 1960 reads, "Dinky, chimp star, in a scene from the holiday show which will be premiered for the Los Angeles Press Club's Thanksgiving Day benefit at Pacific Ocean Park."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Los Angeles Press Club (Los Angeles, Calif.) Dinky (Chimpanzee) Chimpanzees--California--Los Angeles Costumes Animals in human situations Animals in the performing arts--United States Snow--California--Los Angeles Skis and skiing--California--Los Angeles Ski poles--California--Los Angeles Ocean Park (Santa Monica, Calif.) Pacific Ocean Park (Santa Monica, Calif.) Publicity photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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