Lassie (disambiguation)
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"Lassie" is the word for "girl
" in the Scots language
. Lassie
is also the name of a fictional female collie dog character and the stage name of a line of male dogs who have played her.
Lassie may also refer to:
Girl
A girl is any female human from birth through childhood and adolescence to attainment of adulthood. The term may also be used to mean a young woman.-Etymology:...
" in the Scots language
Scots language
Scots is the Germanic language variety spoken in Lowland Scotland and parts of Ulster . It is sometimes called Lowland Scots to distinguish it from Scottish Gaelic, the Celtic language variety spoken in most of the western Highlands and in the Hebrides.Since there are no universally accepted...
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Lassie
Lassie is a fictional collie dog character created by Eric Knight in a short story expanded to novel length called Lassie Come-Home. Published in 1940, the novel was filmed by MGM in 1943 as Lassie Come Home with a dog named Pal playing Lassie. Pal then appeared with the stage name "Lassie" in six...
is also the name of a fictional female collie dog character and the stage name of a line of male dogs who have played her.
Lassie may also refer to:
Fictional female collie dog
The fictional female collie dog known as Lassie has appeared in a number of media.In film
- Lassie Come HomeLassie Come HomeLassie Come Home is a 1943 MGM film starring Roddy McDowall and canine actor, Pal, in a story about the profound bond between Yorkshire boy Joe Carraclough and his rough collie, Lassie. The film was directed by Fred M. Wilcox from a screenplay by Hugo Butler based upon the 1940 novel Lassie...
, a 1943 film - Son of LassieSon of LassieSon of Lassie is a 1945 feature film produced by MGM based on characters created by Eric Knight, and starring Peter Lawford, Donald Crisp, June Lockhart and Lassie...
, a 1945 film - Courage of LassieCourage of LassieCourage of Lassie is a 1946 MGM feature film starring Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Morgan, and dog actor Pal in a story about a collie named Bill and his young companion, Kathie Merrick. When Bill is separated from Kathie following a vehicular accident, he is trained as a war dog, performs heroically,...
, a 1946 film - Hills of Home (film)Hills of Home (film)Hills of Home is a 1948 Technicolor drama film, the fourth in a series of MGM Lassie films. It starred Edmund Gwenn, Donald Crisp, and Tom Drake.-Plot:...
, a 1948 film - The Sun Comes UpThe Sun Comes UpThe Sun Comes Up is a 1949 MGM Lassie picture.-Plot:Ex-opera singer Helen Lorfield Winter rents a house in the small town of Brushy Gap, in the hills not too far from the Smokies, Blue Ridge, and Atlanta Georgia with her dog, Lassie, after the tragic death of her son. There she befriends Jerry, a...
, a 1949 film - Challenge to LassieChallenge to LassieChallenge to Lassie is an American drama directed by Richard Thorpe and released October 31, 1949 by MGM Studios. It was the fifth feature film starring the original Lassie, a collie named Pal and the fourth, and final, Lassie film that Donald Crisp would star in.The movie is based on Eleanor...
, a 1949 film - The Painted HillsThe Painted HillsThe Painted Hills, also known as Lassie's Adventures in the Goldrush, is a 1951 action film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by Harold F. Kress...
, a 1951 film - Lassie's Great Adventure, a 1963 film
- The Magic of LassieThe Magic of LassieThe Magic of Lassie is a 1978 Wrather Corporation film. It features James Stewart in one of only two musical film roles that he played . Mickey Rooney and Alice Faye also make cameo appearances in the film...
, a 1978 American musical film - Lassie (1994 film)Lassie (1994 film)Lassie is a 1994 adventure family film directed by Daniel Petrie and featuring the fictional collie Lassie.-Plot:The Turner family moves from the big city to the rural countryside in Virginia, hoping to start a new life. The move creates problems for everyone, especially 13-year old Matt, who...
, an American film released in 1994 - Lassie (2005 film)Lassie (2005 film)Lassie is a 2005 family-based film directed by Charles Sturridge. When a family hits financial crisis, they have no choice but to sell Lassie...
, a British film released in 2005
In television
- Lassie (1954 TV series)Lassie (1954 TV series)Lassie is an American television series that follows the adventures of a female Rough Collie named Lassie and her companions, human and animal. The show was the creation of producer Robert Maxwell and animal trainer Rudd Weatherwax and was televised from September 12, 1954, to March 24, 1973...
, an American television series from 1954 to 1973 - Lassie's Rescue RangersLassie's Rescue RangersLassie's Rescue Rangers is an animated TV show produced by Filmation and featuring Lassie, running from 1973 to 1975. The hour-long pilot, Lassie and the Spirit of Thunder Mountain, was part of The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie.-Overview:...
, a television series from 1973 to 1975 - The New LassieThe New LassieThe New Lassie was an American television series which aired in first-run syndication for two seasons beginning in 1989, reviving the beloved "Lassie" collie character who debuted in the 1943 film Lassie Come Home, followed by several more movies and a long-running earlier Lassie television series...
, a syndicated American TV show from 1989 to 1991 - Lassie (1997 TV series)Lassie (1997 TV series)Lassie is a Canadian television series which aired from 1997 to 1999 on YTV in Canada and Sunday nights on the Animal Planet network in the United States, as a remake of the original Lassie TV series about a boy and his faithful dog...
, a Canadian-produced television series from 1997 to 1999
In other media
- Lassie Come-Home (novel)Lassie Come-Home (novel)Lassie Come-Home is a novel about a Rough Collie's trek over many miles to be reunited with the boy she loves. Author Eric Knight introduced the reading public to the canine character of Lassie in a magazine story published December 17, 1938 in The Saturday Evening Post, a story which he later...
, a 1940 book by Eric Knight - Famous Dog Lassie, a 26 episode anime series based on the 1943 Lassie Come Home film
- Lassie (manga)Lassie (manga)is a two volume manga series written by Yoshihiro Takahashi and published by Shueisha in 2001. Lassie follows a rough collie named Lassie as he searches for his beloved friend Akutsu, who he wants to be his owner...
, a 2001 Japanese manga series
Other uses
- "Lassie Come Home", a song from Alphaville's 1986 Afternoons in UtopiaAfternoons In UtopiaAfternoons in Utopia is the second album released by Alphaville in 1986, by Warner Music. The album was recorded between September 1985 and May 1986, and Alphaville employed no less than 27 guest musicians and singers to record the songs...
album - Lassie's Pet VetLassie's Pet VetLassie's Pet Vet is a reality television series about the health, lifestyle and community of pets. It is hosted by Jeff Werber and the collie, Lassie. This series is currently seen on WTTW in Chicago, Illinois, and on PBS stations in the United States....
, a pet care program currently on Public Broadcasting ServicePublic Broadcasting ServiceThe Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
(PBS) Public television stations in the U.S. - Carlton LassiterCarlton LassiterHead Detective Carlton Lassiter is a character in the American dramedy Psych played by Timothy Omundson.-Fictional biography:Carlton Lassiter is a ten-year veteran of the Santa Barbara Police Department, and the youngest Head Detective ever named to the force. He also has a Masters Degree in...
, given the pet name "Lassie" by Shawn Spencer on the USA Network TV Show Psych.