“Old Yeller” author could not handle success

  • “Old Yeller” author could not handle success
    “Old Yeller” author could not handle success
  • Mr. Harland, Mrs. Herring-Granger, and Mr. Burr are joined by the current Oak Forest Flag Crew - Turner Smith, No Cabrera, and Ellie Hughes. VISD Courtesy Photo
    Mr. Harland, Mrs. Herring-Granger, and Mr. Burr are joined by the current Oak Forest Flag Crew - Turner Smith, No Cabrera, and Ellie Hughes. VISD Courtesy Photo
  • Lanie Brown with Congressman Brian Babin's office presents Dr. Killgo with an American Flag that has been flown over the US Capitol in Oak Forest Elementary's honor. VISD Courtesy Photo
    Lanie Brown with Congressman Brian Babin's office presents Dr. Killgo with an American Flag that has been flown over the US Capitol in Oak Forest Elementary's honor. VISD Courtesy Photo
  • Tim Harland, Theresa Herring-Granger (widow of Rocky Herring), and Rollie Burr return to participate in the first flag ceremony of the new Oak Forest Elementary. VISD Courtesy Photo
    Tim Harland, Theresa Herring-Granger (widow of Rocky Herring), and Rollie Burr return to participate in the first flag ceremony of the new Oak Forest Elementary. VISD Courtesy Photo
At the peak of the “Old Yeller” craze, the Palace Theater in Dallas invited dogs and their human companions to a special showing of the film version of the best-selling book on Jan. 11, 1958. Frederick Benjamin Gipson was born on a farm near Mason in 1908. Life on the western edge of the Hill Country was more hardscrabble than idyllic, but to the young boy it was a rustic paradise that made a…

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