Sunday, December 09, 2012

Birthdays #1 (From Roger Smith)


MABEL STARK
Born: 9 December 1888, Cobb, Kentucky
Died: 20 April 1968, Thousand Oaks, California
Age: 79. Cause: Suicide

4 comments:

GaryHill said...

My sons birthday is today and was born on Dec.9, 1988...:)

Roger Smith said...

GARY: Tell him he's 100 years to the day sharing a birthday with Mabel Stark.

GaryHill said...

Yes Roger was thinking the same, but it means more to me than to him..BUT my son does think its cool his ole man got to mess with such great animals as I did...

Roger Smith said...

After Mabel's passing, this dressing room became mine. It was sold in the Jungleland auction, and is now privately owned. The new proprietor has made it unrecognizable, transforming it into a child playhouse.

The girl at L, looking at Mabel, is Kim Baer. Her sister, Dale, is the girl whose top of the head is at center. Believe me, only Parley Baer could arrange for Mabel to sign autographs for a gang of kids and smile at the same time.