Terry (dog)

E21970

Terry was the female Cairn Terrier best known for playing Toto in the 1939 film adaptation of "The Wizard of Oz."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Cairn Terrier
animal actor
dog
film actor
breed Cairn Terrier
burialPlace Carl Spitz ranch, Studio City, California
color brindle
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: "United States"
creditedAs Terrence
surface form: "Terry"

Toto
dateOfBirth 1933
dateOfDeath 1945
employer Carl Spitz Hollywood Dog Training School
filmAppearance Bad Little Angel (1939 film)
Bright Eyes (1934 film)
Calling Philo Vance (1940 film)
Fury (1936 film)
Stablemates (1938 film)
The Buccaneer (1938 film)
The Dark Angel (1935 film)
The Wizard of Oz
surface form: "The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)"

The Women (1939 film)
Twin Beds (1942 film)
hadAccidentDuringProductionOf The Wizard of Oz
surface form: "The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)"
hasOwner Carl Spitz
injuryType broken foot
mediaTypeOfWork film
notableFor being one of the most famous dogs in film history
notableWork The Wizard of Oz
surface form: "The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)"
numberOfFilmsAppearedIn more than a dozen
occupation acting dog
placeOfBirth United States of America
surface form: "United States"
placeOfDeath California, United States
surface form: "California"
portrayedAlongside Judy Garland
Shirley Temple
portrayedCharacter Toto
renamed Toto after success of The Wizard of Oz
replacedByDuringRecovery another Cairn Terrier double
salaryPerWeekForFilm $125 for The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)
sex female
species Canis lupus familiaris
trainedBy Carl Spitz
weight approximately 15 pounds
yearsActive 1930s
1940s

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