1 3 ) ▁was ▁a ▁British - born ▁American ▁animal ▁tra iner ▁for ▁American ▁television ▁series ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁cr us ader ▁for ▁animal ▁rights . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁Born ▁Pat ric ia ▁By ss he ▁Sh elle y ▁in ▁Sus sex , ▁England , ▁her ▁father ▁Charles ▁was ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁English ▁literature ▁at ▁Cambridge ▁University ▁who ▁claimed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁desc endant ▁of ▁Per cy ▁By ss he ▁Sh elle y . ▁As ▁a ▁child ▁she ▁often ▁begg ed ▁her ▁father ▁to ▁take ▁her ▁to ▁the ▁circ us ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁ele ph ants . ▁At ▁age ▁ 1 5 ▁she ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁to ▁study ▁bal let ▁and ▁the ater . ▁She ▁also ▁en rolled ▁at ▁Columbia ▁University , ▁but ▁dropped ▁out ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 9 ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁California . ▁While ▁performing ▁at ▁a ▁San ▁Francisco ▁night club ▁she ▁met ▁animal ▁tra iner ▁Ted ▁Derby , ▁and ▁they ▁married ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁ ▁Career ▁The ▁couple ▁trained ▁wild ▁animals ▁for ▁television ▁shows ▁and ▁mov ies , ▁using ▁" aff ection ▁methods " ▁that ▁avoided ▁causing ▁pain ▁for ▁the ▁animal . ▁But ▁Pat ▁disag re ed ▁with ▁Ted ' s ▁use ▁of ▁an ▁electric ▁cattle ▁prod ▁in ▁training , ▁and ▁they ▁divor ced ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 7 0 s . ▁She ▁trained ▁animals ▁for ▁the ▁CBS ▁television ▁series ▁L ass ie , ▁Gent le