Susan Orlean talks about the life and times of Rin Tin Tin, tracing his journey from orphaned puppy to movie star and international icon. Rin Tin Tin: The Life and Legend begins on a battlefield in France during World War I, when an American soldier discovered a newborn German shepherd in the ruins of a bombed-out dog kennel. He took the dog back to California, where he became Hollywood’s number one box office star.
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Comments [1]
Susan should acquaint herself with FP's War Dog of the Week:
http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/category/one_time_tags/rebeccas_war_dog_of_the_week
Dogs are still at war, still jumping out of airplanes.
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