Olga Celeste | |
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 Olga Celeste and Eckie the leopard, 1936 | |
| Born | Olga Cecilia Knutson April 9, 1888 Sweden |
| Died | August 31, 1969 (aged 81) California |
| Occupation(s) | Animal trainer, actress |
Olga Celeste (April 9, 1888 – August 31, 1969) trained leopards and pumas for performance in circuses, vaudeville and film. She starred in very early animal films for Selig Polyscope, and was said (perhaps hyperbolically) to have handled animals for 1,000 films, including the leopard in the Katharine Hepburn film Bringing Up Baby.[1][2] For most of her career she was associated with the Selig Zoo in Los Angeles.
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