CHARLIE GEMORA (1903 - 1961) HOLLYWOOD'S GENIUS MONKEYMAN Known for being cinema’s original gorilla-man Carlos Cruz Gemora arrived in California from Manila in 1922 He started working in the film industry in 1924 "Charlie" Gemora began acting in his gorilla costumes in 1928. |
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
More Monkey Pix #1 (From Chic Silber)
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He was originally hired in props
& scenic as a sculpter before he
went into make up & from there he
became Gorilla Man
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