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Biography

Ivan Tors first discovered Clarence at Africa USA, an affection training compound located in Soledad Canyon about 40 miles north of Los Angeles. Clarence’s strange physical condition, born cross-eyed, inspired Ivan Tors to create the feature film. Because of his unusual condition, Clarence was almost given away as a cub. But Tors, who had a successful track record with animal pictures – Flipper (1963) and Rhino! (1964) – interested in the lion and decided he had star potential. “I’ve never seen a cross-eyed lion,” said Tors. “And neither has the rest of the world.” The trainers even made Clarence a lion-sized pair of glasses that made a cameo appearance in the movie (they proved ineffective and were eventually discarded). Eventually, Clarence’s vision did improve.