Sunday, August 10, 2008 marked the 76th anniversary of the passing of the original Rin Tin Tin and CBS Sunday Morning featured the canine icon in their almanac segment.
The original Rin Tin Tin was born on September 10, 1918 and rescued from a bombed German War Dog Kennel in Lorraine, France by Cpl. Lee Duncan.
Rin Tin Tin would go on to make 26 motion pictures for Warner Brothers Studios and become known as the mortgage lifter for reportedly saving the studio from bankruptsy.
Rin Tin Tin and Duncan were playing in the front yard of his Hollywood home on August 10, 1932 when the canine icon passed away. Duncan's neighbor, Jean Harlow, is said to have rushed to help and held Rin Tin Tin in her arms as Duncan summoned a veterinarian.
Rin Tin Tin was originally laid to rest in the rose garden of Duncan's home. sometime after 1934 Duncan arranged to have the original Rin Tin Tinreturned to his country of birth for burial in the Cimetière des Chiens, the renowned pet cemetery in the Parisian suburb of Asnières-sur-Seine.
