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Show RIN TIN TEN After 13 years as a film actor, Rin Tin Tin, the most famous dog that ever lived, is dead in his 15th year. The passing of this wonderful animal, whose almost incredible intelligence amazed and delighted millions of movie fans, will be regretted wherever the silver screen is known. Rin Tin Tin was a pure-blooded Belgian police dog, one of a litter of puppies found by American soldiers in a captured German Ger-man sector during the last stage of the World War. He was adopted ad-opted by Lee Duncan of the aviation corps who brought him to the United States and trained him for the movies. The dog's earnings earn-ings have been close to $300,000. His great popularity, is said to have once saved Warner Brothers from bankruptcy. Among Rin Tin Tin's most impressive stunts was to thwart the villain of the play by springing at his throat with apparent ferocity. Yet he never bit anyone, his viciousness being entirely assumed as a feaure of his technique as an accomplished actor. It is related that he paid little attention to villians in real life, once having slept peacefully while a burglar robbed his master's mast-er's home, including the room where the dog lay. Rin Tin Tin, Jr., has been in training for some time, and will take the veteran's place in a new picture which was to have starred star-red the dead actor-dog. Movie fans will hope that the off-spring may prove worthy of his distinguished sire. |