The Book, Cat, & Cat Book Lovers Almanac

of historical trivia regarding books, cats, and other animals. Actually this blog has evolved so that it is described better as a blog about cats in history and culture. And we take as a theme the advice of Aldous Huxley: If you want to be a writer, get some cats. Don't forget to see the archived articles linked at the bottom of the page.

June 29, 2009

June 29, 2003

Katherine Hepburn died on June 29, 2003. One of her most famous films, "Bringing up Baby," features her as a society figure who has a tame wild cat. I really need to find the New Yorker article from decades ago that profiled this trend of making jungle animals into pets. Hopefully the current economic situation will not echo the thirties in THAT regard.
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