Terry
Terry (November 17, 1933 – September 1, 1945) was a female Cairn Terrier performer who appeared in many different movies, most famously as Toto in the film The Wizard of Oz (1939). It was her only credited role, though she was credited not as Terry but as Toto.[1] She was owned and trained by Carl Spitz and Gabrielle Quinn. Life and career[edit] Terry, born in the midst of the Great Depression, was trained and owned by Carl Spitz.[2] She was the mother of Rommy, another movie Cairn terrier, who appeared in other films including Reap the Wild Wind (1942) and Air Force (1943).[3] Her first film appearance was in Ready for Love (1934) which was released on November 30, 1934, roughly one month before her first major film appearance, with Shirley Temple, in Bright Eyes (1934) as Rags.[4] She did her own stunts, and was seriously injured during the filming of The Wizard of Oz (1939), when one of the Winkie guards accidentally stepped on her foot, breaking it. Terry spent two weeks recuperating at Judy Garland's residence, and Garland developed a close attachment to her. Garland offered to buy Terry from Spitz, but he refused to sell her. Terry's $125 per week salary (equivalent to $2,400 in 2021), was more than that of many human actors in the film, and also more than the average working American at the time.[5] She attended the premiere of The Wizard of Oz at Grauman's Chinese Theater; because of the popularity of the film, her name was formally changed to Toto in 1942. She had 23 total film appearances, three of which were playing in theaters at the same time in the fall of 1939: The Wizard of Oz, The Women, and Bad Little Angel. Among the last ones was Tortilla Flat (1942), in which she was reunited with Oz director Victor Fleming and Frank Morgan, who played Professor Marvel and the Wizard. Terry's final film role was in Easy to Look At, released three weeks before her death. Her penultimate film, Adventures of Rusty, was released posthumously just five days after her death. She was uncredited in both films. Death[edit]Terry died at age 11 in Hollywood on September 1, 1945, and was buried at Spitz's ranch in Studio City, Los Angeles. The grave was destroyed during the construction of the Ventura Freeway in 1958.[6] On June 18, 2011, a permanent memorial for Terry was dedicated at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles.[6] Filmography[edit]
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Is Toto a Yorkie?Frank Baum's book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz depict Toto as what some say seems to be a Yorkie. The assumption makes sense, considering the breed was popular at the time and that the illustrator W.W. Denslow owned one. We will never know for sure, but we are certain that in the movie, Toto is played by a Cairn Terrier.
Was Toto the dog a cow?Toto, Dorothy's dog, is actually replaced by a cow named Imogene in the 1903 adaptation. This was most likely done because it was easier to fit an actor inside a cow costume than a dog costume, much less attempt to train a dog for the stage.
Was Toto a Scottish terrier?In the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz, Toto was played by a female brindle Cairn Terrier named Terry.
Is a Cairn Terrier a good pet?Cairn Terriers are good-tempered, affectionate dogs that make for good family pets. They're full of energy and are highly tolerant of young children – as always, children should be taught to approach and touch dogs with care and all interactions between them should be supervised.
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