Posted on 12/08/2014 4:54:19 AM PST by lowbridge
No, that was someone else.
Spouse(s) Harry Falk (1965-1969; divorced)
Michael Tell (1970; annulled)
John Astin (1972-1985; divorced)
Michael Pearce(1986-present)
Source: Wikipedia
Ruddell Bird “Rudd” Weatherwax (September 23, 1907 – February 25, 1985) was an American actor and animal trainer. He and his brother Frank Weatherwax are best remembered for training dogs for motion pictures and television. Frank’s collie, Pal, became the original Lassie, handled by Rudd for the 1943 MGM film Lassie Come Home. He also handled the dogs for the Lassie television series which ran from 1954 to 1974, and trained Spike for the 1957 feature film Old Yeller.
Weatherwax was responsible for training Homer, the unofficial New York Mets team mascot in the 1960s. Homer was born in Hollywood, California.
Weatherwax’s aunt was actress and dancer Ruby Keeler. His brother Joey Viera is an actor who, as Donald Keeler, played Porky on the first three seasons of Lassie with the late Tommy Rettig.
ROFLMAO!
Now THAT is cool info.
I once saw Ruby Keeler dance and sing in “No, No, Nanette”. 1972 in Atlanta.
It had Don Ameche(sp), Bobby Van, and Busby Berkeley as the choreographer.
I was WAY too stupid back then to understand just who I was seeing.
Goodbye Pugsley. You’ll be missed!
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