"Force"" (1943). Terry died at age 11 in Hollywood on September 1, 1945, and was buried at Spitz's ranch in Studio City, Los Angeles. The grave was destroyed during the construction of the Ventura Freeway in 1958. On June 18, 2011, a permanent memorial for Terry was dedicated at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles. Terry (dog) Terry (November 17, 1933 – September 1, 1945) was a female Cairn Terrier performer who appeared in 16 different movies, most famously as Toto in the film ""The Wizard of Oz"" (1939). It was her only credited role, though she was credited"
"Carl Spitz Carl Spitz (August 26, 1894 – September 15, 1976) was a Hollywood dog trainer, most famous for owning and training the Cairn Terrier Terry, who portrayed Toto in the movie ""The Wizard of Oz"". Spitz developed the method of using silent hand signals to direct an animal. Spitz was born in Germany where he trained military and police dogs in WW1. He trained under Konrad Most, a pioneer of dog training. Spitz emigrated to the United States in 1926 and opened the Hollywood Dog Training School. According to screenwriter Jane Hall, Spitz went through the book ""The Wonderful"
"the 1939 screen adaptation of ""The Wizard of Oz,"" was a brindle Cairn terrier. Due to the identification of the State of Kansas with the original story ""The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,"" a resident of Wichita has begun a drive to make the Cairn terrier the official dog of Kansas. Terry also had a role in the Shirley Temple film ""Bright Eyes,"" and 12 other films. Cairn Terrier The Cairn Terrier is one of the oldest terrier breeds, originating in the Scottish Highlands and recognized as one of Scotland's earliest working dogs. The breed was given the name Cairn, because"
"""Top Sergeant"" (1942). Terry appeared in ""Danger in the Pacific"" (1942) as a scientist, co-starring Louise Allbritton. Other credits include ""Fugitives"" (1929), ""Border Romance"" (1929), ""The Secret of Treasure Island"" (1938), ""Barnacle Bill"" (1941), ""Overland Mail"" (1942), ""Sherlock Holmes in Washington"" (1943) and ""White Savage"" (1943), his last screen appearance before enlisting in the U.S. Navy. He rose to the rank of Lieutenant Commander and was awarded the Purple Heart. He left the Navy in 1946 and never returned to film. In 1941, Terry married Katherine Bogdanovich, a daughter of the founder of StarKist tuna. Bogdanovich, a 1940 graduate of"
"— and named him Phillip Terry, Jr. Following her 1946 divorce from Terry, she renamed the boy Christopher Crawford. Terry later married Rosalind Lee, who was not an actress; they remained married until his death. Terry never completely abandoned acting. During the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s, he took on occasional movie roles. Some of his better B movies from this period include ""The Leech Woman"" (1960), with Grant Williams, and ""The Navy vs. the Night Monsters"" (1966), with Mamie Van Doren. Sometimes he would accept television roles and was in episodes of ""The Name of the Game"" and ""Police"
"United States. Within the Hollywood film industry, the Sealyham became a fashionable dog to own by the Hollywood elite. The terrier was owned by actors Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, Elizabeth Taylor, and by writer Agatha Christie. Cary Grant owned one which he named Archie Leach – Grant's real name. Alfred Hitchcock had one of his Sealyham Terriers seen in his 1941 film ""Suspicion"". Alfred Hitchcock can also be seen at the start of his 1963 film, ""The Birds"", walking two of his Sealyham Terriers in a cameo appearance, although he also owned a third Sealyham not featured in the movie."
"1939 was not Clark Gable, Errol Flynn or Tyrone Power, but a rope-haired, kazoo-voiced kid with a comic-strip face, who until this week had never appeared in a picture without mugging or overacting it. His name (assumed) was Mickey Rooney, and to a large part of the more articulate U.S. cinema audience, his name was becoming a frequently used synonym for brat. During his long and illustrious career, Rooney also worked with many of the screen's female stars, including Elizabeth Taylor in ""National Velvet"" (1944) and Audrey Hepburn in ""Breakfast at Tiffany's"" (1961)."" Rooney's ""bumptiousness and boyish charm"" as an"
"a pet shaggy sheepdog named ""Tramp"". The Shaggy Dog (1959 film) The Shaggy Dog is a black-and-white 1959 Walt Disney film about Wilby Daniels, a teenage boy who by the power of an enchanted ring of the Borgias is transformed into the title character, a shaggy Old English Sheepdog. The film was based on the story ""The Hound of Florence"" by Felix Salten. It is directed by Charles Barton and stars Fred MacMurray, Tommy Kirk, Jean Hagen, Kevin Corcoran, Tim Considine, Roberta Shore, and Annette Funicello. This was Walt Disney's first live-action comedy. Walt Disney Productions filmed a successful sequel"
"Terry Kay Terry Kay, born 10 February 1938, in Royston, Georgia, is a novelist. Perhaps his most well-known book is ""To Dance with the White Dog"", which was made into a Hallmark Hall of Fame television movie starring Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy. Kay's novel ""The Valley of Light"" won the 2004 Townsend Prize for Fiction. He won the 1981 Georgia Author of the Year Award for ""After Eli"", and the Southeastern Library Association named him Outstanding Author of the Year in 1991 for ""To Dance with the White Dog"". He won a Southern Emmy Award in 1990 for his"
"Terry-Thomas Terry-Thomas (born Thomas Terry Hoar-Stevens; 14 July 19118 January 1990) was an English comedian and character actor who became known to a worldwide audience through his films during the 1950s and 1960s. He often portrayed disreputable members of the upper classes, especially cads, toffs and bounders, using his distinctive voice; his costume and props tended to include a monocle, waistcoat and cigarette holder. His striking dress sense was set off by a gap between his two upper front teeth. Born in London, Terry-Thomas made his film debut, uncredited, in ""The Private Life of Henry VIII"" (1933). He spent several"
"to theaters for the next two decades. With a new emphasis on ""star"" characters, Terrytoons featured the adventures of Super Mouse (later renamed Mighty Mouse), the talking magpies Heckle and Jeckle, silly Gandy Goose, Dinky Duck, mischievous mouse Little Roquefort, and The Terry Bears. Despite the artistic drawbacks imposed by Terry's inflexible business policies, Terrytoons was nominated four times for the Academy Award for Animated Short Film: ""All Out for V"" in 1942, ""My Boy, Johnny"" in 1944, ""Mighty Mouse in Gypsy Life"" in 1945, and ""Sidney's Family Tree"" in 1958. The studio was sold outright by the retiring Paul"
"Tex Terry Edward Earl Terry (August 22, 1902 – May 18, 1985), known professionally as Tex Terry, was an American film actor who often played a henchman in B-movie Westerns during the 1940s and 1950s. Terry was born in Coxville, Indiana. In 1964, he married Isabel Draesemer, a Hollywood agent. Terry made his last movie in 1972. In 1979, he and his wife moved back to Indiana, where he opened Tex's Longhorn Tavern. Every August he invited the public to celebrate his birthday by listening to him tell Hollywood stories and watching his movies. He died in Terre Haute, Indiana"
"on May 18, 1985, and is buried at Coxville Cemetery in Coxville, Indiana. Tex Terry Edward Earl Terry (August 22, 1902 – May 18, 1985), known professionally as Tex Terry, was an American film actor who often played a henchman in B-movie Westerns during the 1940s and 1950s. Terry was born in Coxville, Indiana. In 1964, he married Isabel Draesemer, a Hollywood agent. Terry made his last movie in 1972. In 1979, he and his wife moved back to Indiana, where he opened Tex's Longhorn Tavern. Every August he invited the public to celebrate his birthday by listening to him"
"of Terry's first films, was also located. Van Beuren retained ""Fables Studios"" and renamed it ""Van Beuren Studios"". Terry's Terrytoons produced a large number of animated films, including Gandy Goose, Mighty Mouse, Heckle and Jeckle, and many other lesser known characters. Theatrical distribution was at first through Educational Pictures, then, after it was acquired in 1937, through 20th Century Fox. One of his works produced during this time, called The Three Bears, gained internet fame almost 70 years later when one of its scenes became an Internet meme Terry was quick to adopt techniques that simplified the animation process, but"
"of the films. Following the success of Disney's ""Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"" (1937) Paul Terry considered making an animated feature film adaptation of ""King Lear"" starring Farmer Al Falfa. However, after seeing the commercial failures of Disney's ""Pinocchio"" and ""Fantasia"" (both 1940) and Max Fleischer's ""Mr. Bug Goes to Town"" (1941), he decided to abandon the project. Until 1957, screen credits were very sparse, listing only the writer (until 1950, solely John Foster; then Tom Morrison thereafter), director (Terry's three main directors were Connie Rasinski, Eddie Donnelly and Mannie Davis), and musician (musical director Philip A. Scheib). Terrytoons'"
"he made 42 silent films, mostly shorts. During this time, he developed his style, his forte being light comedy although he could also deal with drama and maintain complex narratives. In 1931, he made his breakthrough, directing ""Skippy"", for which he won an Academy Award for Best Director. Recently, Taurog's award statue sold for $301,973 at auction in Beverly Hills. Taurog's nephew Jackie Cooper was also nominated for his performance; in his 1981 autobiography ""Please Don't Shoot My Dog"", Cooper wrote that, during filming, Taurog threatened to shoot his dog if the child actor could not cry for the scene."
"in the 1939 film), but instead searched for a dog that embodies the spirit of Toto: One that is a ""bright fun loving companion full of energy and charisma"". The winner was a small mixed breed dog named Linzy, that looks similar to the film's Toto, owned by Reta Thompson. However, Linzy did not appear in the stage production. Ten contestants made it through the audition rounds and performed during the live shows. <nowiki>*</nowiki> at the start of the series Danielle Wade Stephanie La Rochelle AJ Bridel Colleen Furlan Cassandra Hodgins Jessie Munro Jennifer Gillis Julia Gartha Michelle Bouey Kelsey"
"a dog who is magically transformed into a human, in ""The Blue Bird"" (1940). Upon being transformed, Tylo follows his mistress Mytyl (Shirley Temple) on a quest to find the famed ""Bluebird of Happiness"". Collins' interpretation of Tylo is that of an easily spooked, but loyal companion who will do anything for those he loves. He died of a heart attack on September 2, 1940. Eddie Collins (actor) ""For other people with the same name, see Eddie Collins."" Edward Bernard ""Eddie"" Collins (January 30, 1883 – September 2, 1940) was an American comedian, actor and singer. He is best remembered"
"died in December 1941, of pneumonia. ! Year ! Title ! Role ! scope=""col"" class=""unsortable"" | Notes Rin Tin Tin Rin Tin Tin (often hyphenated as Rin-Tin-Tin; September 1918 – August 10, 1932) was a male German Shepherd that was an international star in motion pictures. He was rescued from a World War I battlefield by an American soldier, Lee Duncan, who nicknamed him ""Rinty"". Duncan trained 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 Shaggy Dog (1959 film) The Shaggy Dog is a black-and-white 1959 Walt Disney film about Wilby Daniels, a teenage boy who by the power of an enchanted ring of the Borgias is transformed into the title character, a shaggy Old English Sheepdog. The film was based on the story ""The Hound of Florence"" by Felix Salten. It is directed by Charles Barton and stars Fred MacMurray, Tommy Kirk, Jean Hagen, Kevin Corcoran, Tim Considine, Roberta Shore, and Annette Funicello. This was Walt Disney's first live-action comedy. Walt Disney Productions filmed a successful sequel in 1976 called ""The Shaggy D.A."""
"film. He cites as other examples ""Red Hot Riding Hood"" (1943), ""Screwball Squirrel"" (1944), ""Batty Baseball"" (1944), ""The Shooting of Dan McGoo"" (1945), ""Lonesome Lenny"" (1946), and ""Red Hot Rangers"" (1947). His work under Avery ended in 1948, when Fred Quimby promoted Blair to a director in his own right. He and co-director Michael Lah worked on three films for the Barney Bear series, before Quimby decided to discontinue their production unit. In reaction, Blair left the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio and started working for Terrytoons. Bill Thompson, the regular voice of Droopy, did not do the character's voice in this"
"The Male Animal The Male Animal is a 1942 American comedy-drama film produced by Warner Bros., starring Henry Fonda, Olivia de Havilland and Joan Leslie. The film was based on a hit 1940 Broadway play of the same name written by James Thurber and Elliott Nugent. The screenplay was written by Stephen Morehouse Avery, Julius J. Epstein, and Philip G. Epstein, based on Nugent and Thurber's play. The film was also directed by Elliott Nugent. Tommy Turner (Henry Fonda) is an English teacher at football-crazed Midwestern University. Although he is uninvolved with the politics of the day, Tommy suddenly finds"
"Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood is a 1976 American comedy film directed by Michael Winner, and stars Bruce Dern, Madeline Kahn, Teri Garr and Art Carney. Spoofing the craze surrounding Rin Tin Tin, the film is notable for the large number of cameo appearances by actors and actresses from Hollywood's golden age many of whom had been employees of Paramount Pictures, the film's distributor. Starring Larger cameos Brief Cameo appearances The film was originally called ""Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Warner Bros"". It was based on the"
"Rin Tin Tin Rin Tin Tin (often hyphenated as Rin-Tin-Tin; September 1918 – August 10, 1932) was a male German Shepherd that was an international star in motion pictures. He was rescued from a World War I battlefield by an American soldier, Lee Duncan, who nicknamed him ""Rinty"". Duncan trained 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"
"one last time. The film earned a profit of $234,000. Tom, Dick and Harry (1941 film) Tom, Dick and Harry is a 1941 comedy film directed by Garson Kanin, written by Paul Jarrico, and starring Ginger Rogers, George Murphy, Alan Marshal, Phil Silvers, and Burgess Meredith. The film was released by RKO Radio Pictures. This role was Ginger Rogers' day job when she was awarded the Oscar as Best Actress for her 1940 performance in ""Kitty Foyle"". It was her first film released after winning her Oscar. The film was remade as ""The Girl Most Likely"" (1957), a musical which"
"Courage of Lassie Courage of Lassie is a 1946 Technicolor MGM feature film starring Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Morgan, and dog actor Pal in a story about a collie named Bill and his young companion, Kathie Merrick. When Bill is separated from Kathie following a vehicular accident, he is trained as a war dog, performs heroically, and, after many tribulations, is eventually reunited with his beloved Kathie. ""Courage of Lassie"" is the third of seven MGM films featuring a canine star called Lassie, based on Eric Knight's fictional character. Pal, a male Rough Collie, using the stage name Lassie, appeared as"
"Gregory Maguire's novel """", Toto is a minor character who is only described as being vile and annoying. In the musical adaption ""Wicked"", he is only mentioned briefly when Glinda mistakenly calls him ""Dodo"". In the 1939 movie ""The Wizard of Oz"", Toto was played by a female brindle Cairn Terrier named Terry. She was paid a $125 salary each week, which was more than some of the human actors (the Singer Midgets who played the Munchkins reportedly received $50 to $100 a week). During production, Terry's foot was broken when one of the Winkie guards accidentally stepped on it."
"Son of the Navy Son of the Navy, also known as The Young Recruit in the United States, is a 1940 American comedy-drama film directed by William Nigh and starring Jean Parker, James Dunn, and Martin Spellman. Racing to his battleship the USS ""Florida"", Chief Gunners Mate Mike Malone attempts to hitchhike to the Naval Base San Diego and runs into Tommy and his Cairn terrier Terry who are runaways from an orphanage. The scheming Tommy gets the two a lift to the base. At the base and frightened of being discovered he's a runaway, Tommy meets Steve Moore, the"
"covered both film and television and was separated into four categories: canine, equine, wild and special. The special category encompassed everything from goats to cats to pigs – Arnold Ziffel of TV's ""Green Acres"" was a two-time winner. Arnold's trainer, Frank Inn, was the proud owner of over 40 PATSY awards, thanks to his work with Orangey, the cat from ""Rhubarb"" (1951) and ""Breakfast at Tiffany's"" (1961); Higgins, the dog (who played the lead in the ""Benji"" movies and ""Dog"" on ""Petticoat Junction""); Cleo the Basset Hound; and Lassie, and Tramp the dog from ""My Three Sons"" to name a"
"Eddie Collins (actor) ""For other people with the same name, see Eddie Collins."" Edward Bernard ""Eddie"" Collins (January 30, 1883 – September 2, 1940) was an American comedian, actor and singer. He is best remembered for voicing Dopey in Disney's ""Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"" (1937) and for portraying Tylo The Dog in the Shirley Temple film ""The Blue Bird"" (1940). He began working in vaudeville in 1905 and started working in burlesque around 1925. An animator for Walt Disney Productions saw him in a burlesque show and suggested that Disney hire him as a live-action reference model for"
"Emperor to the Lavish Pictures film studio. Attracted by other dogs, Emperor follows them where the director of Larry's Hollywood film is looking for the ideal dog for his film and he is delighted with Emperor. Emperor steals the show from the other actors and becomes a major celebrity doing cigarette commercials and having troubles with the Internal Revenue Service. Hollywood and Vine (film) Hollywood and Vine is a 1945 American film directed by Alexis Thurn-Taxis starring the dog who played Daisy in Columbia's ""Blondie"" film series. The film is also known as Daisy Goes Hollywood in the United Kingdom"
"played by Martin Jarvis and Alistair McGowan respectively. Notes References Terry-Thomas Terry-Thomas (born Thomas Terry Hoar-Stevens; 14 July 19118 January 1990) was an English comedian and character actor who became known to a worldwide audience through his films during the 1950s and 1960s. He often portrayed disreputable members of the upper classes, especially cads, toffs and bounders, using his distinctive voice; his costume and props tended to include a monocle, waistcoat and cigarette holder. His striking dress sense was set off by a gap between his two upper front teeth. Born in London, Terry-Thomas made his film debut, uncredited, in"
"A second dog had to be used while she healed. Due to the popularity of the movie, and because that role was the one she was most remembered for, her owner and trainer changed her official name to Toto. She actually appeared in 13 films. She died at age 11. Willard Carroll wrote her ""autobiography,"" ""I, Toto"" (2001). When Terry died in 1945 Carl Spitz buried her on his ranch in Studio City, CA. However, the construction of the Ventura Freeway in 1958 destroyed her grave. On June 18, 2011 a permanent memorial for her was dedicated at the Hollywood"