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- On April 20, 1968 at age 79, Mabel Stark took her own life.
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Mabel, Mabel, Tiger Trainer: Directed by Leslie Zemeckis. With Melissa Leo, Linda Barber, Janet M. Davis, Roger Smith. A story of the world's first female tiger trainer who claimed her love for her tigers was so great she wanted to die in the ring.
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- Leslie Zemeckis
- 2018-01-27
The story of how an orphan from Kentucky, Mabel Stark joined the circus in 1911 and became the world’s first female tiger trainer to earn center stage despite the belief that women couldn’t work tigers. A documentary by Leslie Zemeckis.
The story of Mabel Stark, the first female tiger trainer, and her dedication to her animals.
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- Documentary
- Leslie Zemeckis
Apr 10, 2018 · Overview. A story of the world's first female tiger trainer who claimed her love for her tigers was so great she wanted to die in the ring. Raised in poverty in Kentucky, Mabel Stark joined the circus in 1911 and became the first woman to train tigers, earning the center ring despite being told that women couldn't work the big cats.
MABEL, MABEL, TIGER TRAINER is the third documentary by award winning documentarian Leslie Zemeckis about the world's first female tiger trainer, Mabel Stark. During the heyday of the circus, Stark thrilled audiences with her 18 Sumatran Tiger act, the meanest of all tigers with Stark surviving countless life-threatening maulings.
The story of how an orphan from Kentucky, Mabel Stark joined the circus in 1911 and became the world’s first female tiger trainer to earn center stage despite the belief that women couldn’t work tigers. A documentary by Leslie Zemeckis.
Mabel Stark (December 10, 1889 – April 20, 1968), whose real name was Mary Ann Haynie, [1] was a renowned tiger trainer of the 1920s. She was referred to as one of the world's first women tiger trainers/tamers.
