What can I say about ToTo...? He was Dorothy's dog in The Wizard of OZ....and so damn cute! For our class projects that are TOP SECRET...I was looking into this cute little creature and found some interesting info. (I found it on Wiki!!) Perhaps I was out of the loop, but did you know that L. Frank Baum's wrote series of Oz children's books?? I only ever knew there was the one book/movie! In this series ToTo played the part of the hero type...however he was never depicted as speaking. All of the other animals in the series did talk, especially when they reached OZ. At one point in the series it is revealed that he can talk, but instead chooses not to....weird? Then in In The Lost Princess of Oz, he talks a lot. Other major pieces include The Road to Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, Grampa in Oz, and The Magical Mimics in Oz.
Of the actual MGM Film it was said that:
"In the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz, Toto was played by a black Cairn Terrier whose real name was Terry. Terry was paid a $125.00 salary each week, which was far more than many of the human actors (the Singer Midgets who played the Munchkins only received $50.00 a week). Also, Terry was stepped on by one of the witch's guards, and a double had to be used because her foot was broken. The popularity of the movie actually changed her name to Toto, because that was the role she was most remembered for. However, The Wizard of Oz wasn't the only film that Terry played a role. She actually starred in 13 films. She died at age 10." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toto_(dog)
I think I'm going to have to go out and buy me a little yappy terrier to carry around in a basket!
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