Richard
Marlin
(Marlin)
Perkins
Born in Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Joseph Dudley Perkins
and Mynta Mae (Miller) Perkins
Brother of
Leland Dudley Perkins and Carlyle Miller Perkins
Husband of
Carol (Morse) Perkins
— married
1960 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 81
in Clayton, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Mar 2019
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Biography
Marlin Perkins is Notable.
Marlin was born in 1905 in Carthage, Missouri. He was the son of Joseph Perkins and Mynta Miller.
Marlin worked as a zoo director for the Buffalo Zoological Park, Buffalo, New York; Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago; and St. Louis Zoo, St. Louis, Missouri. He became popularly known as the host for the TV program, Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom.
He married Elise More in 1933 and they had one daughter, Suzanne. He married Carol Morse (previously married to a Cotsworth) in 1960. [1]
He passed away in 1986 and is buried at Park Cemetery in Carthage.
Sources
- https://www.ourbiography.com/marlin-perkins/
- Find A Grave: Memorial #7947131
- LA Times Perkins Death
- New York Times Obituary Perkins
See also:
- Wikipedia on Marlin Perkins
- Wikidata: Item Q185873, en:Wikipedia
- St. Louis Zoo article
- Missouri Legends
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