He arrived in Kenya in 1927 to join his two brothers. He found work managing a farm for Mervyn Soames where he took guests out shooting. His bush expertise drew respect from the locals and he became a hunting partner of Denys Finch Hatton. He took part in three Royal Safaris including one where he captured cheetah by driving alongside them as they ran and jumping on their backs.[3]
Allen, Bunny & Claassens, Harry The Wheel Of Life: A Life Of Safaris And Romance Safari Press, 2005 He also wrote First Wheel and Second Wheel, both published by Amwell Press in New Jersey. They were signed, numbered slipcased limited editions of 1,000 copies each.
bunny, allen, frank, maurice, allen, known, april, 1906, upton, chalvey, buckinghamshire, england, january, 2002, lamu, island, renowned, white, hunter, safari, guide, kenya, contents, biography, film, work, books, also, notes, external, linksbiography, edital. Frank Maurice Allen known as Bunny Allen 17 April 1906 in Upton Cum Chalvey Buckinghamshire England 14 January 2002 in Lamu Island was a renowned white hunter and safari guide in Kenya Contents 1 Biography 2 Film work 3 Books 4 See also 5 Notes 6 External linksBiography editAllen earned the nickname Bunny from a Gypsy hunting companion in England for his proficiency in snaring rabbits in Windsor Forest 1 He was educated at Sir William Borlase s Grammar School Marlow Buckinghamshire 2 He arrived in Kenya in 1927 to join his two brothers He found work managing a farm for Mervyn Soames where he took guests out shooting His bush expertise drew respect from the locals and he became a hunting partner of Denys Finch Hatton He took part in three Royal Safaris including one where he captured cheetah by driving alongside them as they ran and jumping on their backs 3 During World War II he enlisted and was later commissioned in the King s African Rifles serving in the Battle of Madagascar and the 6th East African Campaign and finishing the war as a Captain He was the subject of a short film directed by Peter Hort and Mark Macauley in 1996 called A Gypsy in Africa Film work editAllen returned to hunting in 1946 and through his famous clients on safaris was discovered by Hollywood where he acted as a technical adviser to MGM s King Solomon s Mines as well as The African Queen Where No Vultures Fly and Nor the Moon by Night 4 He gained fame by working on John Ford s Mogambo and acted as Clark Gable s double during action scenes See also White Hunter Black Heart Books editAllen Bunny amp Claassens Harry The Wheel Of Life A Life Of Safaris And Romance Safari Press 2005 He also wrote First Wheel and Second Wheel both published by Amwell Press in New Jersey They were signed numbered slipcased limited editions of 1 000 copies each See also editList of famous big game huntersA Gypsy in AfricaNotes edit Professional Hunter Bunny Allen 1906 2002 www africahunting com Archived from the original on 7 July 2011 Bunny Allen Daily Telegraph Obituary Bunny Allen IMDb External links editLast of the Great White Hunters https web archive org web 20110629113345 http www salon com wlust feature 1998 03 19feature html Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bunny Allen amp oldid 1189091821, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
