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Overview
Author William A. Wynne is nationally recognized for his award-winning black and white photography. While specializing in horticulture during high school in Cleveland, Ohio, he took an elective course in photography, which changed his life forever. In 1944, the 26th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron of the U.S. Army Air Force placed Wynne directly into the Pacific Theater of WWII, where he became Smoky's best friend.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780578351148 |
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Publisher: | Rockport Media Group |
Publication date: | 03/29/2022 |
Pages: | 186 |
Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d) |
Age Range: | 15 - 17 Years |
About the Author
Bill trained dogs for Hollywood films after the war, and then joined NACA/NASA's Flight Icing Research Team at Lewis Laboratories in Cleveland, Ohio. He worked for The Cleveland Plain Dealer in the 1950s and 60s, where he won numerous national awards. He later received awards for lifetime achievement as a journalist, author, inventor, and decorated WWII Veteran.
Bill married his high school sweetheart, Margaret Roberts, in 1946. They raised nine children and were married for 57 years. Bill is renowned for his training of ''Smoky,'' a 4-pound Yorkshire Terrier, WWII hero, and the first therapy dog. Smoky's story is described in Bill's popular memoir, Yorkie Doodle Dandy. Bill lead an active life while honoring Smoky's many contributions to humanity, and lived to the age of 99.
Maxwell Riddle is remembered as the main in the tuxedo judging dog shows at the CRUFT'S in London, WESTMINSTER in New York, Paris, Tokyo, Sydney, or South America. The late Mr. Riddle is considered the foremost authority on dogs. When not judging, Riddle covered the major dog shows, field and tracking trials, and motion picture dogs for nearly 70 years. Her personally raised 53 breeds to learn more about dogs. A syndicated columnist and author of many specialty dog books, he contributed regularly to dog encyclopedias. Riddle was Associate Editor of Dog World Magazine, and winner of The National Book Award in 1987 for his Dogs Through History book. The Dog Writers Association of America named its annual Maxwell Awards for dog columns and communications in his honor. Mr. Riddle helped found the DWAA organization in 1935 in New York City.