Toto - Hollywood, CA - Animal Memorials on Waymarking.com

Best known as Toto in the movie The Wizard of Oz, canine actor Terry has a beautiful memorial at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. This cute little dog had roles in numerous movies, with celebrity co-stars like Shirley Temple, Spencer Tracy and Hedy Lamarr. Toto's memorial is on the north side of the mausoleum, south of the pond.

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In Memory Of
We give you this new home 53 years later, as
"There's No Place Like Home"
Rest in Peace, Dear Friend.

The Toto Memorial Committee
P. Myers, Steve Goldstein FixNation
June 18, 2011

From wiki:

Terry (November 17, 1933 – September 1, 1945) was a female Cairn Terrier performer who appeared in many different movies, most famously as Toto in the film The Wizard of Oz (1939). It was her only credited role, though she was credited not as Terry but as Toto. She was owned and trained by Carl Spitz.

Terry, born in the midst of the Great Depression, was trained and owned by Carl Spitz. Her first film appearance was in Ready for Love (1934) which was released on November 30, 1934, roughly one month before her first major film appearance, with Shirley Temple, in Bright Eyes (1934) as Rags. She did her own stunts, and almost lost her life during the filming of The Wizard of Oz (1939), when one of the Winkie guards accidentally stepped on her foot, breaking it. She spent two weeks recuperating at Judy Garland's residence, and Garland developed a close attachment to her. Garland wanted to adopt her, but Spitz refused. Her salary, $125 per week (equivalent to $2,300 in 2019), was more than that of many human actors in the film, and also more than most working Americans at the time. She attended the premiere of The Wizard of Oz at Grauman's Chinese Theater; because of the popularity of the film, her name was changed to Toto in 1942. She had 16 total film appearances, three of which were playing in theaters at the same time in the fall of 1939: The Wizard of Oz, The Women, and Bad Little Angel. Among the last ones was Tortilla Flat (1942), in which she was reunited with Oz director Victor Fleming and Frank Morgan, who played the Wizard.

Terry was the mother of Rommy, another movie Cairn terrier, who appeared in other films including Reap the Wild Wind (1942) and Air Force (1943).

Terry died at age 11 in Hollywood on September 1, 1945, and was buried at Spitz's ranch in Studio City, Los Angeles. The grave was destroyed during the construction of the Ventura Freeway in 1958.

On June 18, 2011, a permanent memorial for Terry was dedicated at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles.

Type of Memorial: statue Type of Animal: other

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