Obituaries

Cal Worthington | 1920-2013

Cal Worthington poses with a tiger for a TV ad.

Cal Worthington poses with a tiger for a TV ad. His popular “Dog Spot” commercials always featured an animal that was, without fail, not a dog.  (Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images)

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Cal Worthington’s TV pitches with his ‘dog,’ Spot, made him a cult celebrity. His colorful showmanship built a California-based car dealership empire that grossed billions of dollars.

Cal Worthington | 2002

Cal Worthington, in the entry of his Learjet, pets one of his real-life dogs at his 24,000-acre Northern California ranch.  (Randi Lynn Beach / For the Los Angeles Times)

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