- Born
- Died1973 · California, USA (natural causes)
- Nicknames
- Fury
- Gypsy
- Beauty
- Height5′ (1.52 m)
- Highland Dale was born on March 4, 1943 in Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for The Return of Wildfire (1948), Black Beauty (1946) and The High Chaparral (1967). He died in 1973 in California, USA.
- Fury (real name: Beauty) was one of the best-trained, best-paid horses in Hollywood.
- He worked only four months a year and has brought owner Ralph McCutcheon $500,000 in eight years. His Fury fee: ($1,500 per episode) plus 5% of shows profits.
- Was thought to be a black stallion named King that Toni Helfer and her husband Ralph Helfer nursed back to health at their Africa: U.S.A. exotic animal ranch in Soledad Canyon, California. However, that horse was really one of Highland Dale's doubles from the television series Fury (1955).
- Fury was a black American Saddlehorse from Missouri. Trained by Ralph McCutcheon, Fury responded to both hand and voice commands/signals. Originally named Highland Dale, Fury has also been called Beauty and Gypsy.
- By the time Highland Dale retired he ranked second only to Lassie in net earnings by an animal actor.
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