Terry (1933–1944) was a Cairn Terrier whose most famous role was Toto in the movie The Wizard of Oz (1939). She was 6 years old when she was in The Wizard of Oz. She appeared in thirteen different movies but was only credited in the one.
Terry was trained and owned by Carl Spitz. Her first film appearance was in "Ready For Love" which was released 30 November 1934 roughly one month before her first major film appearance, with Shirley Temple, in 1...
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Terry (1933–1944) was a Cairn Terrier whose most famous role was Toto in the movie The Wizard of Oz (1939). She was 6 years old when she was in The Wizard of Oz. She appeared in thirteen different movies but was only credited in the one.
Terry was trained and owned by Carl Spitz. Her first film appearance was in "Ready For Love" which was released 30 November 1934 roughly one month before her first major film appearance, with Shirley Temple, in 1934's Bright Eyes as Rags. Terry almost lost her life during the filming of The Wizard of Oz when one of the witch's guards accidentally stepped on her, breaking her foot . As part of her training she spent two weeks at Judy Garland's residence, and Garland was reported to have grown quite attached to the dog and very much wanted to adopt her, but Spitz refused. The dog's salary, $125 per week, was more than many human actors in the film. She attended the premiere of The Wizard of Oz at Grauman's Chinese Theater; because of the popularity of...
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