The Bizarre History of Hollywood's Animal Stars

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Largely thanklessly, animals help carry Hollywood and always have. From Rin Tin Tin to Trigger to Uggie, and all the lions, tigers, bears and even ticks in between, come learn with me about the stardom and struggle of Hollywood's non-human stars.

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Sources
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“Hollywood Hoofbeats: The Fascinating Story of Horses in Movies and Television” by Petrine Day Mitchum and Audrey Pavia

“Animals in Film” by Jonathan Burt

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“Animal Celebrities” by David C. Giles for Celebrity Studies, July 2013

“Great animals of the movies” by Edward Edelson

”Cinematic Canines” by Adrienne L. McLean

“Whatʼs new p*ssy cat? A genealogy of animal celebrity” by John Blewitt Aston

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“Animal stars: a critical view of creaturely celebrity” by Claire Parkinson

“Making animals visible in star and celebrity studies” by Claire Parkinson