Lassie: Fiction’s most famous collie While many heroic dogs achieved fame through real-life exploits, one of the most influential canines in history emerged from the imagination of author Eric Knight, ...

Bob Weatherwax, who was an icon of Hollywood’s canine world, died on Thursday, August 15, Us Weekly can exclusively confirm. He was 83. As the son of Rudd Weatherwax — who was the original owner and ...

Robert Weatherwax, son of the creator of Lassie, with a 7th generation descendent of Lassie in 1994. Janson Media/Courtesy Everett Collection Robert Weatherwax, a second-generation Hollywood animal ...

"Lassie" stars Tommy Rettig (left), George Cleveland and Jan Clayton (top), and Joey Vieria (aka Donald Keeler) in the middle. Joseph Vieira, the former child actor who appeared on Lassie using the ...

Joey D. Vieira, best known for his role in “Lassie,” has died. He was 80. The wife of his “Lassie” co-star Jon Provost confirmed with Fox News Digital that Vieira died just before his birthday, ...