Word: chimp
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...shying at the klieg lights, the other by "freezing," and "refusing to take direction." Then the remaining candidates went into the big test. Chief items: to retrieve bananas from chandeliers, walk through a maze of ash trays, drinking glasses, tables and boxes, hop into a pool (most chimps dread water), kiss several actors and actresses (Jungle Jim scripts call for frequent bussing of Weissmuller). The winner was an ape without any theatrical experience-a female chimp named Peggy who had led a quiet life in the San Fernando Valley as the family pet of a wealthy rancher...