1918 - FOR THOSE WHO REMEMBER, THE REAL STORY OF RIN TIN TIN, A WORLD WAR I REFUGEE AND INTERNATIONAL STAR Rescued from a bombed out World War I German War Dog kennel near Lorraine, France on September 15, 1918, this German Shepherd Dog would go on to become the most famous canine in the world. Corporal Lee Duncan of the American 135th Air Squadron took him and the rest of the litter back to his camp that fateful day, and named his new puppy after a popular French hand puppet, Rin Tin Tin. Returning to California after the war, Duncan was astonished at the dogs intelligence and agility, which landed him a starring roll in 26 movies. RIN TIN TIN was nominated for an Academy Award, has a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was noted in Anne Franks diary. He was also credited with saving from bankruptcy a small motion picture studio named Warner Bros. When he died on August 10, 1932, radio stations across the country interrupted their programs to announce his passing. The legacy continued as RIN TIN TIN starred in the TV series THE ADVENTURES OF RIN TIN TIN from 1954 to 1959 and served as the mascot for the Boy Scouts of America. As a spokes-dog for the American Humane Association, he was awarded the first Legacy Award in 2011. Source rintintin/the-hero.html Further reading: Rin Tin Tin (September 1918 – August 10, 1932) was a male German Shepherd Dog rescued from a World War I battlefield by an American soldier, Lee Duncan, who nicknamed him Rinty. Duncan trained Rin Tin Tin (often hyphenated as Rin-Tin-Tin) and obtained silent film work for the dog. Rin Tin Tin was an immediate box office success and went on to appear in 27 Hollywood films, gaining worldwide fame. Along with the earlier canine film star Strongheart, Rin Tin Tin was responsible for greatly increasing the popularity of German Shepherd Dogs as family pets. The immense profitability of his films made Warner Bros. studios a success and helped advance the career of Darryl F. Zanuck. In 1929, Rin Tin Tin may have received the most votes for the first Academy Award for Best Actor, but the Academy determined that a human should win. Source en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rin_Tin_Tin The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Rin_Tin_Tin Video: RIN TIN TIN: The Life and the Legend vimeo/31985334
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