Terry (dog)

Toto in The Wizard of Oz (1939) A female Cairn Terrier owned and trained by Carl Spitz, Terry earned $125 a week on The Wizard of Oz, more than many of the human actors. Filming had its hazards: one of the Winkie guards stepped on her paw and sprained it. Oz was one of 23 film appearances, and in the fall of 1939 three of her films were in theaters at the same time. The role took over her identity, and her name was formally changed to Toto in 1942. She died in 1945 and was buried at Spitz's ranch in Studio City; a memorial to her was dedicated at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in 2011.