- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRichard Marlin Perkins
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Marlin Perkins was born on March 28, 1905 in Carthage, Missouri, USA. He is known for The Legend of Koo-Tan (1973), Wild Journey (1972) and Zoo Parade (1950). He was married to Carolmay Morse Cotsworth and Katherine Elise More. He died on June 14, 1986 in Clayton, Missouri, USA.
- SpousesCarolmay Morse Cotsworth(August 13, 1960 - June 14, 1986) (his death)Katherine Elise More(September 12, 1933 - October 13, 1953) (divorced, 1 child)
- His obituary mentioned that he was "one of only a handful of people to survive the bite of a West African Gaboon viper."
- During rehearsal for an episode of "Zoo Parade," he was bitten on the finger by a timber rattlesnake. He was rushed to the hospital and another zoologist hosted that episode. It took him three weeks to recover enough to return to work.
- Inducted into the Hall of Famous Missourians in 2004.
- From 1938 to 1944 he was director of the New York Zoological Gardens in Buffalo.
- Returned to the Saint Louis Zoo as its second full-time director in 1962, taking over for George P. Vierheller, who launched Perkins's career by putting him in charge of the reptile exhibit two weeks after giving him his first job -- sweeping the Zoo's sidewalks.
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