Classic TV: The 60s : Whatever Happened to Flipper, The Dolphin Actress? The Lone Survivor
Re: Whatever Happened to Flipper, The Dolphin Actress? The Lone Survivor
I thought I read somewhere that Flipper committed Suicide.
Re: Whatever Happened to Flipper, The Dolphin Actress? The Lone Survivor
you must watch 'The Cove'
Flipper did commit suicide.
Flipper did commit suicide.
Re: Whatever Happened to Flipper, The Dolphin Actress? The Lone Survivor
Blackfish is another good film on this subject; it's about the killer whales at Sea World.
I'm not crying, you fool, I'm laughing!
Hewwo.
I'm not crying, you fool, I'm laughing!
Hewwo.
Whatever Happened to Flipper, The Dolphin Actress? The Lone Survivor
In a book written by former "Flipper" trainer Richard O'Barry, it is divulged that Flipper was not only female, but played by five dolphins: Susie, Patty, Squirt, Scottie and Kathy. It is noted also that the two most frequently used, for the show died while in captivity; Susie was sold after the show and died in a traveling circus, and Kathy died in O'Barry's arms at the Miami Seaquarium from stress and loneliness. The book is titled "Behind the Dolphin Smile." You'll see captive marine animals in a new light after reading this book.
In the 1990s the "original" Flipper was reported by a nationally viewed TV show to be living and performing in a small carnival in Brazil, South America.