Buck's long career as an animal collector, author, radio star, and filmmaker began in 1902 when he was hired on to help handle a trainload of cattle from Dallas to Chicago.

Frank H. Buck, one of the foremost zoological collectors of the United States, arrived yesterday from San Francisco and at once assumed the duties of his position as director of the San Diego Zoo.

Frank Buck appeared in seven more movies between 1934 and 1949 and co-authored seven more books on his experiences. At the Chicago World's Fair in 1933 and the New York World's Fair in 1939, Buck ...

An exotica animal park saw a mass escape of more than 170 rhesus monkeys in 1935 on Long Island, New York. The animals escaped from a park run by Frank Buck, a famous animal collector.

Brought to San Diego in 1925 from Singapore by famed animal collector Frank Buck, the salmon-crested cockatoo was sold to a couple in La […] Skip to content. All Sections. 66°F.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Frank Howard Buck (March 17, 1884 – March 25, 1950) was a hunter and "collector of wild animals," as well as a movie actor, director, writer and producer ...

His first animal-related job was working as a cowboy. ... In 1939 and 1940 three million people visited Frank Buck’s Jungleland, his exhibit at the New York World’s Fair.

In the latest installment of the Texas history column, Ken Bridges recalls the life of Frank Buck, who helped the U.S. appreciate wildlife and zoos ...

In the latest installment of the Texas history column, Ken Bridges recalls the life of Frank Buck, who helped the U.S. appreciate wildlife and zoos ...