In the roaring days of silent cinema, one four-legged star rose above the rest — Rin Tin Tin, a German Shepherd whose journey from the trenches of World War I […] ...

The rise of Rin Tin Tin is a classic only-in-America story, and here's our Rita Braver to tell it: Meet Rin Tin Tin the XXII, spokesdog for the American Humane Association, who recently presided over ...

Rin Tin Tin died in 1932. It was reported that he died with his head in the lap of actress Jean Harlow, which isn’t a bad way to go, but it was much less dramatic and simpler, according to Duncan’s ...

Born on a battlefield in France during World War I and rescued by a U.S. soldier named Lee Duncan, a terrified German shepherd puppy would become the most famous dog in the world. Named Rin Tin Tin, ...

Warner Bros is setting up a movie built around Rin Tin Tin, the German Shepherd who was once credited with saving the studio from bankruptcy in the 1920s, Deadline reported on Monday. Matt Lieberman, ...

This interview originally aired on Fresh Air on Jan. 9, 2012. Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend is now out in paperback. If you're a baby boomer, you might remember the old TV Series The Adventures ...

It was by no means a sure thing that the Academy Awards would come into being. When the Academy first began considering the idea in the late 1920s, few believed that in a Hollywood made up of jealous, ...

Here's the short version: America's most famous dog was an immigrant, born 93 years ago in France, and discovered when he was just days old by an American GI fighting in World War I. He was named ...

An adorable dog wearing a suit holding two oscar statues with confettin flying in the background Custom Image by Federico Napoli Rin Tin Tin, the legendary canine movie star, was incredibly popular in ...

A staff writer for “The New Yorker” magazine since 1992, Susan Orlean is the author of many excellent books including “The Orchid Thief,” which was made into the award-winning film “Adaptation.” It ...

That's the call you may hear this Saturday when a descendant of the "most famous German Shepherd," Rin Tin Tin, visits the new Fetch Dog Park in Danville. As the newly fenced, five-acre free-roam dog ...