My father and I were the trainers of some of Hollywood's most famous dogs. The spreadsheet upload feature is disabled during this preview version of Find a Grave. Animal Trainer and Breeder. He was married to Betty Feurer Brooks, Mae Esther Hawksworth and Emogene Barton.
To upload a spreadsheet, please use the old site. Rudd Weatherwax was born on September 23, 1907 in Engel, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA as Ruddell Bird Weatherwax. Bob was born on June 4, 1941, exactly one year to the day after "Pal" was born, the dog who made movie history by portraying Lassie in seven MGM films. It seemed to me that everyone in the cabin stood up in excitement trying to find Lassie.
He just couldn’t bear to see Pal.
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The boy trained a pet lamb to open and close a gate.The film led to sequels and eventually a television series that ran from 1954 to 1971. Please try again later.Death year must be in the past.Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE.You must select an email preferencePlease check the I'm not a robot checkboxOops, we were unable to send the email.Found more than one record for entered EmailWe’ve updated the security on the site. Available on Amazon.com. He is known for his work on Return of the Texan (1952), Lassie (1954) and The Tender Years (1948). My name is Bob Weatherwax. Close.
Bob Weatherwax . Lassie appeared un the 1943 film, Lassie Come Home and the television series, Lassie (1954-1974). I thought you might like to see a cemetery for Weatherwax Ranch Grounds I found on Findagrave.com. Bob is the son of Rudd Weatherwax, the original owner and trainer of Lassie. The Lassie character had a nearly 30-year run in Hollywood, played by seven generations of Weatherwax-trained male collies. Although Lassie never seemed to change through the years, the supporting cast included, at various times, Tommy Rettig, Jon Provost, Cloris Leachman and June Lockhart.LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Rudd Weatherwax, the Hollywood dog trainer who turned an unwanted collie into Lassie the movie and television star, has died at the age of 77 after a lengthy illness, hospital officials said Tuesday.He is survived by a son, a daughter, two brothers, five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. The heirs of both men held a Weatherwax Family Trust that maintained some rights to the Lassie name and character, not already acquired by corporate licensors. The two brothers - Rudd and Frank Weatherwax - were partners in their Hollywood dog training business. He was having minor strokes. The plane’s captain announced over the loudspeaker that there were two important Hollywood personalities aboard.
Lassie was asleep and never heard the announcement.″His daughter-in-law, Linda Weatherwax, said he had been admitted to Holy Cross on Feb. 12 and developed pneumonia. My father was Rudd B. Weatherwax, best known as the original owner and trainer of Lassie. Cause of death was cardiac arrest stemming from a variety of ailments that had troubled him over a long period of time, hospital spokeswoman Rosie O’Meara said.At the peak of Lassie’s career, the dog was allowed to travel on airplanes with Weatherwax, with one airline calling to find out how the collie would like his steak cooked.After his family moved to Los Angeles in 1917, the 14-year-old Weatherwax landed his fox terrier a part in a movie as a telegram messenger.Weatherwax grew up on a New Mexico ranch, where his father used collies to work a herd of 3,500 Angora goats.
After his family moved to Los Angeles in 1917, the 14-year-old Weatherwax landed his fox … Rogers and Cowan, the public relations firm that once represented Lassie, explained that male collies were used because they had more luxurious coats than females and more stamina.The valuable dog was once insured for $1 million and also had the privilege of having stunt doubles.He and his brother Frank were partners in the famed Studio Dog Training School, and Frank Weatherwax trained ″Old Yeller″ for the Disney film of that name.Weatherwax trained hundreds of animals, including the dog Asta that appeared in the ″Thin Man″ film series starring Myrna Loy and William Powell, but his greatest triumph was the heroic and loyal Lassie.Weatherwax recalled such a flight in a column he wrote for The Associated Press nearly 20 years ago:Rudd Weatherwax himself went before the cameras for a time, in a series of dog food commercials for television.Funeral arrangements with Valhalla Memorial Park in North Hollywood were pending.Lassie’s career began when Weatherwax bought a dog named Pal for $10.