It was the best decision that they ever made. At first trying to ignorer the cute canine the dog is so persistent, following the Turners on the highway for miles, that they decide to adopt her. With her master the trailer driver killed and now all alone she's looking for a new home and choose the Turner's as her new "best friends". Waiting for the state troopers and local fire department to clear the wreckage this sweet and loving collie appears almost out of nowhere. The Turner family father Steve and his new wife Laura and two kids Matt & Jennifer, Jon Tenny Helen Slater Tom Gulry & Brittany Boyd, left the big city of Baltimore to go live and work as sheep farmers in the picturesque countryside of rural Virgina at the house that Steve's late wife Anna left him, come on to a tractor-trailer accident. This revival of the timeless story about the sensational sheepdog Lassie that never seems to lose it's charm and affection no matter how many times you see it. Jacey and Birdie are owned by Mary and Joe Forfa, Honey by Adrienne Bull, and Skylar by Joan Hamilton.(Spoilers) Beautifully photographer, in and around the hills and woods of the state of Virgina, and wonderfully acted. Jacey, Birdie, and Skylar are 11th generation offspring. Honey is a 10th generation descendant of Pal, the dog that originally played Lassie. Family reunion: Lassie and (l to r) Jacey, Birdie, Honey, and Skylar. The bronze sculpture was created by Pennsylvania artist Eric Berg. There is a statue of Lassie at the Doylestown District Center. She has appeared in books, cartoons, and has her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Lassie has appeared in 11 films, had a radio show that ran for four years, and a television show that ran for 321 episodes.
Through seven movies and almost 20 years of television shows, Lassie was played by Pal and his offspring. The first dog to play Lassie was Pal, trained by legendary animal trainer, Rudd Weatherwax. The fictional female dog has always been played by male dogs in movies and on television. In 1943, the book was turned into the classic movie, Lassie Come Home, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Roddy McDowall. Knight was inspired to write the story by his wife’s rough-coated collie, Toots. Their home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The story was so popular that Knight expanded it into a book.Īt the time that he wrote the book, Knight and his wife lived on Springhouse Farm in Springfield, Bucks County. Lassie first appeared in a short story, Lassie Come Home, written by Eric Knight. While you’ve probably heard of Lassie, did you know that she got her start in Bucks County?
Cats may rule the Internet, but 72 years ago a dog named Lassie ruled movie screens and then, for 19 seasons, television screens.
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