imported into Britain. Therefore, all Mastiffs in the late 1950s were descended from Nydia and the 14 Mastiffs previously mentioned, with each all-male bloodline going back to Ch. Crown Prince. It has been alleged that the Mastiff was bred with other more numerically significant giant breeds, such as Bullmastiffs and St. Bernards, with the justification that these were considered close relatives to the Mastiff. In 1959, a Dogue de Bordeaux, Fidelle de Fenelon, was imported from France to the U.S., registered as a Mastiff, and became the 16th animal in the post-war gene pool. Since that time, the breed has gradually been restored in Great Britain, has reached the 28th most popular breed in the U.S., and is now found worldwide. Famous English Mastiffs "Carlo" from "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches", a Sherlock Holmes short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle "Crown Prince", progenitor of the modern breed, owned by psychiatrist L. Forbes Winslow "Chupadogra" (a.k.a. "Buster") is an elderly English Mastiff, voiced by Sam Elliott in the 2010 film Marmaduke. "Hercules" (a.k.a. "the Beast"), from the film The Sandlot "Goliath" (a.k.a. "the Great Fear"), from the film The Sandlot 2 "Keeper", Old English Mastiff known as "the keeper's night-dog. "Lady Marton", owned by Victorian industrialist Henry Bolckow, and claimed by some to have been a St. Bernard "Lenny" is a brindle English Mastiff from the 2009 movie Hotel for Dogs "Leo", owned by Richard Ansdell, RA, and the model for his painting "The Poacher", a.k.a. "The Poacher at Bay" "Mason the Mastiff", in the 2007 film Transformers "Moss" and "Jaguar", of the Japanese series Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin and its sequel Ginga Densetsu Weed "Mudge"Henry and Mudge (children's books) "Old Major", owned by Joseph Smith, Jr. After his death, owned by his son Joseph Smith III. "Zorba", officially recognised as the world's longest and heaviest dog. See also Dogs portal List of dog breeds References External links Dog breeds originating in England FCI breeds Mastiffs National symbols of England