Hollywood Dogs
13/6/13
15:27
Page 1
Hollywood Dogs
13/6/13
15:27
Page 2
Hollywood Dogs
13/6/13
15:27
Page 8
Elizabeth Taylor, MGM, 1950
Rock Hudson, Universal, 1965
Throughout her life Elizabeth Taylor was devoted to her dogs, and is seen here attempting to bath her Cocker Spaniel, Amy
A devoted dog lover, Rock Hudson owned seven dogs of different breeds including Demi Tasse the Poodle and an Irish Setter named Tucker. He is seen her with his Schnauzer Murphy in a picture taken during the filming of Strange Bedfellows in 1965
8
Hollywood Dogs
13/6/13
15:27
Page 9
Hollywood Dogs
10
13/6/13
15:27
Page 10
Hollywood Dogs
13/6/13
15:27
Page 11
Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, Warner Brothers, 1946 The Boxer Harvey was a wedding present to Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, from Pulitzer-prize winning writer Louis Bromfeld, ‘Harvey was really smart,’ Bacall later recalled, ‘He knew he wasn’t allowed to get on the furniture so he would only put two paws on at a time, and he would sit between us if we had a fight’ Photograph by Scotty Welbourne
11
Hollywood Dogs
13/6/13
15:27
Page 14
Rita Hayworth, Columbia, 1946 At the peak of her cinematic popularity, Rita Hayworth unwinds in the sunshine with her Cocker Spaniel Pookles, a gift from her husband Orson Welles to whom she was married from 1943 to 1948 Photograph by Robert Coburn
14
Hollywood Dogs
13/6/13
15:27
Page 15
15
Hollywood Dogs
26
13/6/13
15:27
Page 26
Hollywood Dogs
13/6/13
15:27
Page 27
Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis, Universal, 1953 Curtis had trained as an acrobat before going into films, and is here training his Poodle to balance in imitation of a circus act
Victor Mature, 20th Century Fox, 1947 He appeared with his Boxer in an advertisement for dog food in 1948: ‘Victor Mature, star of 20th Century Fox’s Cry the City says “That’s my lap dog Genius II. I take the experts’ advice and feed him Friskies. And believe me he eats plenty!”’
27
Hollywood Dogs
13/6/13
15:28
Page 30
Marilyn Monroe, Columbia, 1948
Brigitte Bardot, Lutetia Films, 1955
An early publicity shot with a Cocker Spaniel, on Santa Monica beach, California
Mlle. Bardot and a black spaniel take an invigorating stroll on the French Riviera. She owned many dogs, and since retiring from public life she has become a vociferous and passionate advocate for animal rights
30
Hollywood Dogs
13/6/13
15:28
Page 31
31
Hollywood Dogs
13/6/13
15:28
Page 34
Shirley Maclaine, MGM, 1958 A young fresh-faced Shirley Maclaine with her Boxer Caesar in California, 1958
34
Hollywood Dogs
13/6/13
15:28
Page 35
Elvis Presley, 1957 In recognition of his worldwide hit ‘Hound Dog’ Elvis Presley and a Basset Hound pose in a publicity shot taken before a concert at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago in March 1957
35
Hollywood Dogs
13/6/13
15:28
Page 38
W.C. Fields, Paramount Pictures, 1935
Audrey Hepburn, Paramount Pictures, 1961
His carefully crafted image of a bad-tempered drunk who hated women, children and dogs was mostly untrue, certainly as far as dogs were concerned. Here his canine chum helps him to read his lines
Backstage on the Paramount film studio lot with her Yorkshire Terrier Mr Famous hitching a ride
38
Hollywood Dogs
13/6/13
15:28
Page 39
Hollywood Dogs
66
13/6/13
15:28
Page 66
Hollywood Dogs
13/6/13
15:28
Page 67
William Powell, Myrna Loy and Asta, MGM, 1939 A promotional pose for Another Thin Man is incomplete without Asta the Wire Fox Terrier. Asta performed in a number of movies; as well as the first two Thin Man films he appeared in Bringing Up Baby, where he was called George, Mr Atlas in Topper Takes a Trip, and The Awful Truth, as Mr Smith. In real life he answered to the name of Skippy
Overleaf Charles Butterworth, Paramount Pictures, 1935 The film star and his Wire Fox Terrier dine in style, a tableau rather compromised by the empty plates and cups on the table
67
Hollywood Dogs
13/6/13
15:29
Page 76
Charlie Chaplin, First National, 1918
Rudolph Valentino, United Artists, 1925
A Dog’s Life was promoted as Chaplin’s ‘first million dollar picture’ and represented a major milestone in his career. It co-starred Scraps (played by a mixed-breed dog called Mutt) as his loyal companion. In one memorable scene Chaplin tries to take Scraps to a dance hall but finds that dogs are not allowed inside, so he puts the dog down the back of his trousers. Of course there is a hole in the backside of the trousers, and when Chaplin bends down to tie his shoelaces, the dog’s tail pokes through and thumps a rhythmic beat on the bass drum, much to the bemusement of the old drummer in the dance band, who cannot quite believe what he has just seen
Valentino kept a huge number of pets, and at the time of this photograph he also had two Great Danes, a Dobermann, a Basset Hound, a pony, a lion cub, a monkey and a snake. In fact he and his wife quite seriously considered opening a zoo. His German Shepherd seen here is Sheik, which was given to him as a puppy during the filming of The Sheik
76
Hollywood Dogs
13/6/13
15:29
Page 77
77
Hollywood Dogs
13/6/13
15:31
Page 166
Warren William, Warner Brothers, 1936
Lassie’s Christmas card, MGM, 1946
Wearing a Santa costume, Warren William is pounced on by his Wire Fox Terriers, Jack and Jill. Despite appearances, both dogs were very well trained, and Jack could even use a straw to drink milk from a bottle
This was the ‘original’ Lassie, played by Pal, who starred in the 1943 film Lassie Come Home, along with Roddy McDowall, and Elizabeth Taylor. Pal was not the first choice of Collie for the film, but the original dog could not cope with one of the main stunts which involved swimming a fast-flowing river and emerging exhausted but determined on the other side. Pal acted the scene perfectly and when the footage was shown to the studio head, Louis B Mayer, he declared ‘Pal entered the water, but Lassie came out of it’. A canine star was born, and Pal, aka Lassie, was signed to MGM for five years on a salary of $50,000 a year. There have since been eight generations of the original Lassie, starring in seven films (most recently a remake of the original film in 2005), numerous cartoon strips and radio shows, and an epic 675 television episodes. It is a remarkable legacy for this legendary dog Photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull
166
Hollywood Dogs
13/6/13
15:31
Page 167
167