The primate was renamed Curious George, who lives in a jungle in Africa. He is caught when a man puts down his big yellow hat and George comes down from a tree to look at it. The Man with the ...

Curious George was a cartoon monkey on Forrest’s shoulder talking to him.” In the 1994 classic, Forrest’s (Hanks) favorite book is an old version of the “Curious George” book series.

The Curious George series has sold 10,000 times the initial print run. H. A. & Margaret Rey Papers, de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection / McCain Library and Archives An illustration for ...