Bugrimova, Irina (1910–2001)
Bugrimova, Irina (1910–2001)
Russian animal tamer. Born Mar 13, 1910, in Kharkov, Ukraine; died Feb 20, 2001, in Moscow, Russia; m. Aleksandr Buslayev (her coach and acrobatic partner); m. Konstantin Parmakyan (dressage rider).
The 1st Russian woman to train lions and tigers, appeared for 45 years with the Moscow State Circus, the Circus Humberto in Czechoslovakia, and the East German State Circus, among others; retired after being attacked by her lion Nero (1971).
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