Penny Patterson
Francine "Penny" Patterson (born February 13, 1947) is an American animal psychologist. She is best known for teaching a modified form of American Sign Language, which she calls "Gorilla Sign Language", or GSL, to a gorilla named Koko beginning in 1972.
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| Full name at birth | Francine Patterson
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| Date of birth | 13 February 1947
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| Place of birth | Chicago, Illinois, USA
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| Occupation | Animal Researcher, Author
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| University | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign BA in Psychology
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Penny Patterson is known for her role in the documentary Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018) as Self.
She is also known for her role in the TV series Reading Rainbow (1983) as Self.
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