First, for the benefit of the younger set, we should explain a bit about the real Rin Tin Tin. He was a German shepherd who was rescued from a World War I battlefield by an American soldier, Lee ...

Susan Orlean's new book about one of cinema's great dogs argues that Rin Tin Tin wasn't just a dog doing tricks, but an actor who could emote and... Rin Tin Tin: From Battlefield To Hollywood, A Story ...

Rin Tin Tin was a real dog with an exciting history. Army soldier Lee Duncan rescued the pup from a bombed-out building in France during World War I and turned him into the star of silent films in the ...

Susan Orlean's Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend tells the heartfelt story of a mighty dog becoming a pop-culture hero. "His coat was lustrous and dark, nearly black, with gold marbling on his legs ...

He believed the dog was immortal. So begins Susan Orlean's sweeping, powerfully moving account of Rin Tin Tin's journey from orphaned puppy to movie star and international icon. Orlean, a staff writer ...

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