The charming movie is set to feature at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. This elephant has been used before in films and commercials and will play the role of ‘Buster’. Hamilton has been chosen as it still retains red-bricked terraced housing similar to that of 1940’s Belfast, and due to its proximity to a 4-year-old elephant living in African Lion Safari in Toronto. Further shooting took place in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Sheila will make her appearance in the CGI stages of production. A large object covered in a green sheet was pushed around. Keen-eyed Belfast residents won’t have seen an actual elephant on the streets. Locals knew the place as Loughview House. His cousin was an eccentric woman, who lived in an exotic, red brick house at 278 Whitewell Road, Belfast. She earned £15 per week for her work at Belfast Zoo.īelfast solicitor David Ramsey, a second cousin of Denise Austin provided the zoo with more details on the unusual story. In fact, Denise’s own father, Jack Austin, may have served in India as an officer in the Cavalry.
Women progressed into several jobs that were more often seen as male-dominated. At the time, many men were off fighting on the fronts of Europe and North Africa. The older woman pictured was Irene Beatrice Mary Austin, Denise’s mother.ĭenise was one of Belfast Zoo’s first female zookeepers. This was North Belfast’s ‘Elephant Angel’ who brought Sheila the Elephant back to her home for safekeeping during April 1941. In 2009, with help from the public and local media, Belfast Zoo identified the mystery woman in the photographs as Denise Weston Austin.
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