Kepler's 2020 Project in the News:
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Rin Tin Tin, is the superhero German shepherd and timeless icon known worldwide for his action films and television adventure series. His meteoric rise to fame, fortune, ambassadorship and merchandising empire is well documented. But his life was so much more– good and bad luck, companionship, pathos and inspiration.
This majestic dog was born on the WWI battlefields in France in 1918. His mother and siblings were lucky to survive direct artillery hits to their battlefield kennel. Their streak of luck continued when a young American G.I. found them and transported them back to his barracks. Leland Duncan loved animals, particularly dogs and found homes for all except two puppies he kept named Nanette and Rin Tin Tin. Lee was a dreamer who felt most alive in wilderness, working with animals. It was a world he understood deeply. Using his empathic gift and creativity, Lee wrote the first Rin Tin Tin movie, an instant box office hit. Rin Tin Tin the dog as movie star was born too. The original silent film is based on Lee’s early life. Susan Orleans’ traveled widely researching swirling myth and facts interviewing Lee’s family, friends and colleagues about Rin Tin Tin. I simply didn’t want this brilliant story to end, and it doesn’t because so many people keep alive the life and accomplishments of Lee Duncan and of his extraordinary dog, Rin Tin Tin. --Marilyn |
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