The time of “Golden Hollywood” is remembered for being a time of elegance, incredible actors, actresses, and movies. But did you know that cats shared the spotlight in Golden Hollywood too?
The infamous Marilyn Monroe was the owner of a beautiful Persian named Mitsou. She is featured in many photographs with her favourite feline friend. See Marilyn and Mitsou here.
Elizabeth Taylor owned and adored many cats, specifically Siamese cats. Most notably she adored her cat “Jeepers Creepers”. Check out an amazing photo gallery of Elizabeth and her cats here. Elizabeth didn’t keep her love of Siamese cats to herself either, she is known to have gifted a cat named Marcus to her good friend James Dean.
It wasn’t just the women of Golden Hollywood who loved their cats. The King of Hollywood, Clark Gable and his wife Carole Lobard had several Siamese cats of their own. See them here.
Cats were not just famous because of their owners either. Many felines were the star of their own movies and television shows…
Who could forget the orange tabby cat “Cat” who co-starred with Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s? Actually, the “nameless” cat in the movie was named Orangey, and he starred in several other movies and television shows. Check out Orangey’s very own Famous Friday blog post here.
The cartoon cat Felix also made a splash in Old Hollywood. The cartoon began as a silent film in the 1920s, and after fading out for many years, he made a triumphant return to American Television in 1953. Check out Felix’s Famous Friday blog post here.
These are just a few of the famous felines and their owners in Golden Hollywood. If you simply can’t get enough of Golden Hollywood or the cats of this time period, be sure to check out the following Tumblr page that has many pictures of the cats of Old Hollywood: http://oldhollywoodcats.tumblr.com/.
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