Rin Tin Tin

If the name Rin Tin Tin today rings no bell, produces no responsive slap of a tail on the carpet, the unassailable truth is that Harry Potter will one day fade from our memories and our screens. , it was his childhood toboggan; for Orlean, it was a piece of kitsch - her Hungarian grandfather's eight-inch plastic replica of Rin Tin Tin which he kept on his desk blotter.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Nicholas Shakespeare 2012

She became as well known as Rin Tin Tin and her image was one that visitors sought out on any Alaskan publications.

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Eighty-two years after the original Rin Tin Tin was denied an Oscar for Best Actor despite having the majority of votes due to a change in the voting policies of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, man's best friend is finally getting his due.

Candy Spelling: Hero Dogs Candy Spelling 2011

Eighty-two years after the original Rin Tin Tin was denied an Oscar for Best Actor despite having the majority of votes due to a change in the voting policies of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, man's best friend is finally getting his due.

Candy Spelling: Hero Dogs Candy Spelling 2011

It's not strictly accurate to say that Rin Tin Tin created the role of the heroic dog in the movies.

The Dog Star Scott Eyman 2011

Eighty-two years after the original Rin Tin Tin was denied an Oscar for Best Actor despite having the majority of votes due to a change in the voting policies of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, man's best friend is finally getting his due.

Candy Spelling: Hero Dogs Candy Spelling 2011

Eighty-two years after the original Rin Tin Tin was denied an Oscar for Best Actor despite having the majority of votes due to a change in the voting policies of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, man's best friend is finally getting his due.

Candy Spelling: Hero Dogs Candy Spelling 2011

Duncan had a fierce belief in his dog, which was justified when Rin Tin Tin became one of the great action stars of silent movies, helping to propel the Warner Bros. studio to near-parity with then-dominant Paramount and MGM.

Gift Guide: Books on Movies Scott Eyman 2011

That's easy: he's going to the same place as Art Linkletter, Senator Byrd, Rin Tin Tin and the rest of us.

A Farewell Column From Larry King 2010

While Lassie, Rin Tin Tin, Old Yeller, White Fang and even Benji were brave and heroic figures, Snoopy from the cartoon Peanuts introduced the era of the sage and sardonic dog who was actually a philosopher.

From Doghouse to White House; American Dog Changes Too 2009