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.

January 20, 2013

January 20, 1993

Audrey Hepburn (May 4,  1929 to  January 20, 1993) was born in Belgium to an Austrian father and Dutch mother. During the Nazi occupation they shared the privation of the population, at times even resorting to eating bulbs to ease their hunger. In her brief life Audrey Hepburn would become an icon of feminine beauty and heart. 

One of her famous movie roles was of course--- Breakfast at Tiffany's. (1961).  The orange cat in this film resulted in an "avalanche of requests for orange tabbys", according to the ASPCA, and recorded in Audrey Style, (1999) a book by Pamela Keogh. According to Keogh this film used fourteen different cats.  There's only one, ever, Audrey Hepburn. 



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