Talk:Rin Tin Tin

Copyvio

Looks like this was taken from a web page, not wikified in any way, probably copyright, includes ad copy. Ortolan88

Yup, it's a copyright violation alright... http://www.citipets.com/2_article8.cfm

Could some wikicop do the copyright violation honors to this article? Ortolan88

Anyone can add a copyright violation notice. I'd do it, but I can't access the aforementioned page. WP:CP explains how to do it, for future reference. Stephen Compall 16:50, 13 May 2005 (UTC)

..it´s not an actor, it´s a character (consuming several dogs)

My edits to the page

Birth/death dates fmted per Wikipedia:Manual of Style (dates and numbers)#Dates_of_birth_and_death; the birth & death places are usually included in text in the article. Also if the dog was "found", I question the actual birth date--hence added "c.". Added back the partial list of films because it's interesting & relevant; although maybe should be a separate section at end of article listing all of his films. Elf | Talk 21:02, 16 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Done, just 10 months after you asked for it ;) Proto 09:36, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Cool, that's about my speed, too. :-) Elf | Talk 05:32, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

146.163.160.132

The bit about Rin Tin Tin III seemed to be nonsense, however creative. If this can be confirmed, feel free to add it back. Stephen Compall 16:48, 13 May 2005 (UTC)

Cartoon?

Wasn't there a Rin Tin Tin cartoon at one point? However, in the series I'm thinking of, the dog was very small, and went on adventures with a young boy.

Maybe you're thinking of the Belgian comic Tintin about a boy who went on adventures. He had a little white dog.

Bloodline

The Rin Tin Tin Kennels website claims that "Jr." and "II" were both sired by the original. And that "IV" was sired by "II". Until someone comes up with a source that says otherwise, I've taken out the claim that the subsequent dogs are not decended form the original.

They also say that the "Jr" that appeared on TV was not "Rin Tin Tin Jr." but another dog. The makes sense as RTT Jr would have been over twnety years old when the TV show was recorded. cdixon 76.183.29.230 23:02, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

Suggested image

There's an image of Rintintin's grave on Flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/26022927@N00/37160552/. If we can legally add this to the article I think it would add a nice touch. Off2Explore 22:54, 16 Apr 2007 (UTC)

Rantanplan

The dog Rantanplan in the Lucky Luke comic series is named after Rin Tin Tin.

Radio

Something is wrong with the final paragraph of the Radio section. There are run-on sentences, and the final information there, noting the performers Lee Aakers, James Brown, and Joe Sawyer, refers to the television series but is not clearly stated so. I am not sure how to correct this, but it is garbled as currently shown. StevenTiger (talk) 14:29, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

Definitive new books-- call for additions

At least two solid new books on Rin Tin Tin, one on his film career, one on his (and his pups') lives. The book by the respected journalist Susan Orlean just got a big review in the New York Times. The article should be updated from these solid new sources, and possibly cross listed with the Darryl F. Zanuck article, and Warner Brothers. Interesting new information on Zanuck that I hadn't seen elsewhere. Profhum (talk) 04:44, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

There's an extract from the Susan Orlean book here http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/9010387/Rin-Tin-Tin-the-dog-who-charmed-the-world.html that disagrees with the article as it presently stands. Most noticeable where he was buried. MidlandLinda (talk) 16:42, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

Source of Rin Tin Tin name-- opportunity for a scholar

Susan Orlean, in her exhaustive and well researched book, says she failed to turn up a source for the name. Rin Tin Tin was found on the battlefield, though, and rin-tin-tin was the current French version of machine gun fire (cf. our rat-tat-tat.) If you pronounce it in French you'll see it's apt. Okay, that's Original Research, but are any of you reading this an authority who can find an article on it, probably in French? Best, Profhum (talk) 04:49, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

While I haven't seen the book, if it is exhaustive and well-researched, she presumably discusses the origins of the two good-luck charm dolls Rintintin and Nénette, from doll characterers designed by Francisque Poulbot at least by 1913 (no reason to suppose that he was influenced by machine gun sound in a war that hadn't begun). http://www.poupendol.com/poulbot-dolls.html

I have deleted the section I recently added referring to the US Navy's USS Rin Tin Tin as, on reflection, she could not be named after the dog but rather, along with USS Nenette, after the same dolls. It would be relevant if there were an article on the dolls. Davidships (talk) 19:50, 1 December 2011 (UTC)