The dog Lassie was actually a male Rough Collie, named Pal. Pal was born in 1940. He was the first of many dogs to act as the female dog Lassie.
Lassie, the fictional character, made her first appearance in a short story called "Lassie Come-Home" published in 1938. However, the character was originally created by Eric Knight in 1938, so you can say that Lassie was "born" in that year.
Lassie Young was born in 1898, in Oregon, USA.
Lassie Goodbread-Black was born on 1904-08-24.
Lassie - 1954 A Year of Sundays was released on: USA: 6 December 1970
Lassie Lou Ahern was born on June 25, 1920, in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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To date there have been ten Lassies with ten different birthdays. The first Lassie, from the 1943 Movie, "Lassie, Come Home," (played by "Pal") was born June 4, 1940.
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There were several dogs that played the part of Lassie over the years. The first one, named Pal, was born on June 4, 1940 and died in June of 1958.
Lassie - 1954 Lassie and the Calf - 8.34 was released on: USA: 13 May 1962
Lassie - 1954 Lassie's Vanity - 3.19 was released on: USA: 13 January 1957
Lassie - 1954 Lassie's Day - 3.23 was released on: USA: 10 February 1957
Lassie - 1954 Lassie's Interlude - 17.1 was released on: USA: 20 September 1970