Summary of Susan Orlean's Rin Tin Tin

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

Sample Book Insights:

#1 Lee Duncan believed that his dog, Rin Tin Tin, was immortal. He had no contracts or connections to the television business, but he still tried to get a producer interested in making a show about Rin Tin Tin.

#2 In 1953, a stuntman who knew Lee from his Hollywood days came out to visit him, and together they created the most famous dog in the world, Rin Tin Tin.

#3 Rin Tin Tin was a family trait. Daphne, who had fallen in love with Rin Tin Tin when she saw his early movies, was so determined to have a Rin Tin Tin dog of her own that she tracked down Lee Duncan and sent a letter pleading for a puppy. She promised that if Lee would send a puppy to her in Houston, she would return the shipping crate to him, posthaste, parcel post.

#4 I had wanted a German shepherd dog as a child, and when I was reminded of Rin Tin Tin after decades of forgetting all about him, the first thing I thought of was that mysterious and eternal figurine.