Fagan and Floyd

About the Book

Fagan the lion appeared in the MGM movie, Fearless Fagan, in 1952. Before this, Floyd, drafted into the army in California, learned Fagan had been stolen from a train and later found close to death in an abandoned house in Ohio. After Fearless Fagan, Floyd and his lion toured with Clyde Beatty’s circus. When married with two sons, Floyd had difficulty feeding Fagan and his family, and he gave Fagan to a zoo. Pining for Floyd, Fagan dies in his cage of an ulcerated stomach. Heartbroken, Floyd took many jobs, including one at Disneyland. He retired in Bermuda Dunes, California with wife Esther and their cat Misty.

About the Author

Audrey Peyton has written three Harlequin romantic suspense novels, a disaster novel, and a biography of former MGM lion trainer, Floyd Humeston and his famous lion Fagan. Ms. Peyton has recently completed her next novel, Like a Diamond in the Sky. She lives in California.