The story does not begin in Hollywood, where it's possible, though by no means certain, that Cheeta became famous. It does not begin in Palm Springs, where Cheeta lives like other retirees. The story ...

The story does not begin in Hollywood, where it’s possible, though by no means certain, that Cheeta became famous. It does not begin in Palm Springs, where Cheeta lives like so many other retirees, ...

Great article from Cheeta the chimp, combining amusing anecdotes, interesting history and elements of primate interest (“Cheeta Speaks,” by J.R. Moehringer, April 22). He deserves his retirement, but, ...

Cheeta is the world's oldest living chimpanzee. He was also the co-star of Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan in the Tarzan films of the 1930's, as well as Rex Hamilton in Doctor Dolittle. He's ...

Tape machine on table, chair a suitably safe distance from the "talent", it was a nerve-racking one. Usually with celebrity interviews danger can come from one of three sources: jet lag, substance ...

Who Is The 'Real' Cheeta? Though Cheeta's handlers once billed their chimp as Tarzan's actual movie sidekick, they no longer make that claim. Author R.D. Rosen debunked the Cheeta story in his Dec. 7, ...

My Christmas present problem was solved months ago: it's the book that everyone should find under the tree. Why is everyone not raving about Me Cheeta: The Autobiography? It really is one of the ...

From Lassie and Trigger to Gentle Ben and Babe The Talking Pig, the true-life stories of cinema’s animal stars are seldom told. Fewer still get to tell the tale themselves. So a frisson of ...

A WRITER'S research has exposed flaws in the story of Cheeta, the movie star chimpanzee famed for appearing in a dozen Tarzan films. The story begins in Manhattan, where the author, R.D. Rosen, ...

At 76, having outlasted his Tarzan co-stars and kicked his booze and cigar habit, Cheeta the chimpanzee is living out his retirement in California, playing the piano, painting 'apestract' art - and ...