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 ...

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 ...

Susan Orlean chronicles the life of the beloved four-legged movie star and the owner who adored him. Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend is... Here's the short version: America's most famous dog was ...

Hollywood has long had an infatuation with dogs. Many movies that require a family pet almost always pivot toward canines as the preferred choice. And it’s easy to see why. Dogs are easier to train ...

ST. LOUIS — Even among wonder dogs, he was special. A silent film star who could leap 12-foot walls, charm Oscar voters and inspire lifelong devotion from obsessed humans, Rin Tin Tin was a war ...

In Thursday's paper we'll have a review of Susan Orlean's new book Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend. While reading about Rinty's 1927 promotional tour, I ran across this paragraph: In Portland, ...

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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The plan here is to reinvent Rin Tin Tin as a modern action star, the John Wick of dogs. Here, the hero is an elite military dog ...

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 ...

LOS ANGELES (CN) - A man who claims rights to Rin Tin Tin sued a woman on 21 charges, claiming she hijacked the name of the famous dog, with the excuse that her grandmother bought a German shepherd ...

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros has set up a movie built around Rin Tin Tin, the venerable German Shepherd that once was credited with saving the studio from bankruptcy in the 1920s, and appeared as the hero ...