Rin Tin Tin of the movies. Rin Tin Tin and Nanette produced at least 48 puppies; Duncan kept two of them, selling the rest or giving them as gifts. Greta Garbo, W.K. Kellogg, and Jean Harlow each owned one of Rin Tin Tin's descendants. On August 10, 1932, Rin Tin Tin died at Duncan's home on Club View Drive in Los Angeles. Duncan wrote about the death in his unpublished memoir: He heard Rin Tin Tin bark in a peculiar fashion so he went to see what was wrong. He found the dog lying on the ground, moments away from death. Newspapers across
Jean Harlow Bello. After her separation from McGrew, Harlow worked as an "extra" in several movies. She landed her first speaking role in 1929's "The Saturday Night Kid", starring Clara Bow.. The couple divorced in 1929. In late 1929, Jean was spotted by James Hall, an actor filming Howard Hughes' "Hell's Angels". Hughes, reshooting most of the originally silent film with sound, needed an actress to replace Greta Nissen, who had a Norwegian accent that was considered to be undesirable for her character. Harlow made a test and got the part. Hughes signed Harlow to a five-year, $100-per-week contract on October 24,