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'''Spike''' was a [[Blackmouth Cur|Black Mouth Cur]] and a dog actor best known for his performance as [[Old Yeller]] in the [[1957 in film|1957]] [[Old Yeller (1957 film)|Disney film of the same name]] co-starring [[Tommy Kirk]], [[Dorothy McGuire]], [[Fess Parker]], and [[Kevin Corcoran]]. The dog was rescued as a pup from a shelter in [[Van Nuys, California]] and became the pet and pupil of animal trainer [[Frank Weatherwax]]. Spike also appeared in [[Paramount]]'s ''[[A Dog of Flanders]]'' with [[Donald Crisp]] and [[David Ladd]] in [[1959 in film|1959]], and various television episodes of the period including ''[[The Westerner (TV series)|The Westerner]]'' with [[Brian Keith]].<ref>[http://home.att.net/~weatherwax/OldYelle.htm Old Yeller] Accessed January 24, 2009.</ref><ref>[http://www.americanprofile.com/article/29084.html ''American Profile'']. Accessed January 24, 2009.</ref> |
'''Spike''' was a [[Blackmouth Cur|Black Mouth Cur]] and a dog actor best known for his performance as [[Old Yeller (1957 film)|Old Yeller]] in the [[1957 in film|1957]] [[Old Yeller (1957 film)|Disney film of the same name]] co-starring [[Tommy Kirk]], [[Dorothy McGuire]], [[Fess Parker]], and [[Kevin Corcoran]]. The dog was rescued as a pup from a shelter in [[Van Nuys, California]] and became the pet and pupil of animal trainer [[Frank Weatherwax]]. Spike also appeared in [[Paramount]]'s ''[[A Dog of Flanders]]'' with [[Donald Crisp]] and [[David Ladd]] in [[1959 in film|1959]], and various television episodes of the period including ''[[The Westerner (TV series)|The Westerner]]'' with [[Brian Keith]].<ref>[http://home.att.net/~weatherwax/OldYelle.htm Old Yeller] Accessed January 24, 2009.</ref><ref>[http://www.americanprofile.com/article/29084.html ''American Profile'']. Accessed January 24, 2009.</ref> |
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Revision as of 01:38, 23 February 2009
Spike was a Black Mouth Cur and a dog actor best known for his performance as Old Yeller in the 1957 Disney film of the same name co-starring Tommy Kirk, Dorothy McGuire, Fess Parker, and Kevin Corcoran. The dog was rescued as a pup from a shelter in Van Nuys, California and became the pet and pupil of animal trainer Frank Weatherwax. Spike also appeared in Paramount's A Dog of Flanders with Donald Crisp and David Ladd in 1959, and various television episodes of the period including The Westerner with Brian Keith.[1][2]
References
- ^ Old Yeller Accessed January 24, 2009.
- ^ American Profile. Accessed January 24, 2009.
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