Members of the baby boomer generation might remember the old TV series The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, about a German shepherd and a boy named Rusty who lived with a cavalry troop in the American West.

The rise of Rin Tin Tin is a classic only-in-America story, and here's our Rita Braver to tell it: Meet Rin Tin Tin the XXII, spokesdog for the American Humane Association, who recently presided over ...

Here's the short version: America's most famous dog was an immigrant, born 93 years ago in France, and discovered when he was just days old by an American GI fighting in World War I. He was named ...

Paul Petersen — a former child actor himself — said he was "working on" getting "burial benefits" for Lee Aaker, a veteran of the Air Force Lee Aaker, best known for his role as Rusty on 1950s TV ...

CROCKETT — To Daphne Hereford, Rin Tin Tin isn't just a dog, Rin Tin Tin is a lifelong cause. Hereford, whose stand-alone garage on U.S. 287 long ago succumbed to a jam-packed, 8,000-piece Rin Tin Tin ...

With this stirring biographical history, Orlean follows up her bestselling The Orchid Thief with another tale of passion and dedication overcoming adversity and even ...

He also appeared in such films as 'Hondo,' 'High Noon,' 'The Greatest Show on Earth' and 'The Atomic City' — all before he was 10. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Aaker had suffered a stroke and died ...

Lee Aaker, a child actor during the 1950s best known for his role as Rusty on “The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin,” has died. He was 77. According to his obituary on Legacy.com, Aaker died April 1 near ...