Gary Thomas

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☨ Gary Thomas

1989 RBBB King Tusk (Tommy) and Gary Thomas
Profession	circus elephant trainer
Personal details
Born	in United States

Dead	2025-03-24 in United States

Residence
Country	United States

Locations
Title	chief elephant trainer 1976
Location	at Sells and Gray Circus in United States

Title	owner -
Location	at Gary Thomass elephants in United States

Title	elephant trainer-2025
Location	at Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation in United States

Title	chief elephant trainer
Location	at Hubert Castle International Circus in United States

Title	chief elephant trainer
Location	at Clyde Brothers Circus (Donnie Johnson) in United States

Title	assistant superintendent
Location	at Hawthorn Corporation in United States

Title	elephant trainer
Location	at Cole Bros. Circus (Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers Circus) in United States

Biography details

Gary Thomas , circus elephant trainer in United States

Thomas was born * in United States dead 2025-03-24 , in United States , son of animal trainer Harry Thomas and wife ? Thomas .

In marriage with Patricia Zerbini, Gary Thomas has the son Anthony Zerbini, elephant trainer at Tarzan Zerbini circus.

Gary Thomas and Tony. Photo © Wayne Jackson, Canada

Family

Total: 1 children

Anthony Zerbini.

Siblings

Siblings through the father Harry Thomas ( -- ):

Harry Thomas Born ?

Gary Thomass ancestral Ahnentafel:
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Gary Thomas is mentioned on 1 other person pagesGerald Thomas,

Gary Thomas is mentioned on 2 location pagesRingling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus (Gold Unit), Tarzan Zerbini Circus,

Gary Thomas is mentioned on 1 elephant record pagesTony,

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). elephant trainer Gary Thomas in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 27 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=157. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Patricia Zerbini
http://www.classic.circushistory.org/Backyard/Backyard15Feb1999.pdf

Selected publications

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