Rinty

FINDING RIN TIN TIN- THE MOVIEMySpace Background by MyWackoSpace.com MySpace Trains MySpace Smiley Signs Dolls Generator Ascii Converter Dancing LinesThe first of the line (c. September 10, 1918 – August 10, 1932) was a shell-shocked pup found by American serviceman Lee Duncan in a bombed-out dog kennel in Lorraine, France, less than two months before the end of World War I. Named for a puppet called Rintintin that French children gave to the American soldiers for good luck, the dog returned at war's end with Duncan to his home in Los Angeles, California.Nicknamed Rinty by his owner, the dog learned tricks and could leap 11 feet 9 inches. He was seen performing at a dog show by film producer Charles Jones, who paid Duncan to film Rinty. Duncan became convinced Rin Tin Tin could become the next Strongheart. The dog's big break came when he stepped in for a recalcitrant wolf in The Man From Hell's River (1922). Rin Tin Tin would be cast as a wolf or wolf-hybrid many times in his career, despite looking little to nothing like one. His first starring role, 1923's Where The North Begins, playing alongside silent screen actress Claire Adams, was a huge success often credited with saving Warner Brothers from bankruptcy. It was followed by Shadows Of The North (1923), Clash of the Wolves (1925), A Dog of the Regiment (1927), Tiger Rose (1929) and The Lightning Warrior (1931). The dog also had his own radio show in 1930, called The Wonder Dog, on which he did his own sound effects.His financial success for Warner Brothers inspired several imitations from other studios looking to cash in on Rin Tin Tin's popularity, notably RKO's Ace the Wonder Dog (also a German Shepherd).Though at the time his performances were well received, with advances in dog training techniques, contemporary dog actors are largely viewed as superior, delivering far more believable performances.True to his French birthright, the dog dined each day — to the sounds of classical music — on a choice cut of tenderloin steak specially prepared by a private chef.Following Rin Tin Tin's death in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, (in the arms of actress Jean Harlow, according to Hollywood legend) his owner arranged to have the dog returned to his country of birth for burial in the Cimetière des Chiens, the renowned pet cemetery in the Parisian suburb of Asnières-sur-Seine.Rin Tin Tin was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1623 Vine St