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 ...

Lt. Masters is sent to recruit a 100 soldiers to help with an Indian uprising knowing that one trooper in the new group blames Masters for his brother's death and wants Lt. Masters to suffer the same ...

Members of the baby boomer generation might remember the old TV series The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, about a German shepherd and a boy named Rusty who lived with a cavalry troop in the American West.

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 ...

LOS ANGELES (CN) - A Texas dog breeder fraudulently obtained trademarks for Rin Tin Tin, a federal judge ruled, and canceled nine of them. The breeder, Daphne Hereford, has been snarled in numerous ...

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 was born on a French battlefield in 1918 “and never died,” outlines Susan Orlean. Orphaned U.S. soldier Lee Duncan grew attached to the pup and brought him home to California after World ...

As a puppy, Rin Tin Tin was rescued from a bombed-out kennel in France during World War I. He went on to star in 26 films for Warner Bros., and his descendants carried on the tradition in a beloved TV ...

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 ...