【美国人物志】格贝尔·威廉姆斯(6/11)

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仅凭声音，冈瑟·格贝尔—威廉斯一次可指挥18只老虎，调动32只大象。他驯过马、豹、美洲狮、斑马，甚至还驯过一头长颈鹿。他是一位杰出的天才驯兽人，一亿多人看过他的表演，为他鼓掌喝彩，他甚至改变了美国人对野生动物马戏表演的看法。
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Harry Williams
Gunther Gebel-Williams

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Mr. Williams began helping Gunther develop an act in which the boy did tricks while riding horses. Before long Gunther was getting all kinds of animals to do what he wanted. He especially loved the tigers. He praised their beauty, wildness and intelligence. In 1951, Harry Williams died after an accident in the circus. Harry's wife asked Gunther to help her operate the circus. She also urged him to become a star performer. Gunther was 17 years old at the time. He began his new responsibilities by adding the Williams family name to his own name. Gunther Gebel became Gunther Gebel-Williams. He wanted to demonstrate that Harry Williams and his circus had been a family to him. In 1960, Mr. Gebel-Williams married one of the Williams daughters.