Perkins, Carol Morse, 1917-2012
Dates
- Existence: 1917-2012
- Existence: 1917-05-25 - 2012-10-20
Biography
Carol Morse Perkins was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on May 25, 1917. She graduated from the University of Minnesota and taught kindergarten for a year before marrying John Cotsworth, a steel salesman. Carol had two daughters and a son with Cotsworth before divorcing him in 1959. In 1960, she married long-time friend Marlin Perkins, who became the director of the St. Louis Zoo and host of Mutaul of Omaha's Wild Kingdom. After their marriage, Carol began to travel the world with Marlin, in support of his conservation work. She later became a noted conservationist, author, TV commentator and lecurer in her own right. In 1974, Carol recovered from malignant melanoma and began serving on the National Board of the American Cancer Society. She and Marlin also began touring the country raising money for cancer research.