Since the very beginning of film, the furry felines have been at the sides of actors and actresses on screen, captivated the heart of the audiences. There was even a time when Hollywood studios softened the stars of the Golden Age by posing them with animals. Many film celebrities, musicians are known to have the penchant for cats. Here is a collection of classic stars photographed with the felines, some are pets and some are strays:
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| Ava Gardner holding her Siamese cat, 1946. |
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| Anthony Perkins playing with a kitty, 1958. |
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| Anthony Perkins giving some ice cream to his Siamese cat, 'Banjo,' 1950s. |
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| An early photo of Bette Davis when she was 14, 1922. Photo from Bettmann Archive. |
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| Bette Davis with Lonesome the kitten, April 1943. |
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| Betty Grable wearing her pet cat, 'Whitney,' around her neck like a fur scarf, 1935. The cat then sniffed her hair. |
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| Brigitte Bardot holding her cat up, 1959. Photo from Sipa. |
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| Clark Gable poses with one of the cats that lived on his 22-acre ranch in the San Fernando Valley, 1945. Photo from John Kobal Foundation. |
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| Clark Gable and Carole Lombard with two Siamese siblings at their home in the San Fernando Valley, 1940. Photo from John Kobal Foundation. |
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| Cary Grant walking his Siamese cat in Beverly Hills, 1955. Photo by Sanford Roth. |
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| While returning to Paris from a trip to Russia, Taylor proved herself capable of simultaneously signing an autograph and stroking the nape of a mysterious cat, 1961. Photo by Henri Bureau. |
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| Elizabeth Taylor at her Beverly Hills home with her pet Siamese cat, 'Coffee,' 1956. Photo by Sanford Roth. |
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| Fred Astaire pointing at his Siamese cat, 'Carlyle,' 1962. Photo by John Swope-LIFE. |
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| Fred Astaire with his Siamese cat, 'Carlyle,' on his shoulder, 1962. Photo by John Swope-LIFE. |
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| Freddie Mercury with his cat, 'Tiffany,' 1986. |
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| George Harrison with his cat, 'Corky,' by the pool at Kinfauns, Surrey, England, 1965. |
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| Greta Garbo with Cecil Beaton’s cat at his home, Reddish House, in Broadchalke, England, 1951. Photo by Cecil Beaton. |
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| Ingrid Bergman hugging cat while on filming set at Elstree, England, 1958. Photo from Bettmann Archive. |
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| Ingrid Bergman holding her cat, 1940s. |
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| James Dean with his cat, 'Marcus,' a gift from Elizabeth Taylor, 1955. Photo by Sanford Roth. |
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| Janis Joplin with her cat at home in Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco, 1967. Photo by Baron Wolman. |
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| Joan Fontaine in London, UK, circa 1965. Photo by Keystone. |
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| The Who's drummer Keith Moon riding in the backseat with his cat, 1970. Photo by Shepard Sherbell. |
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| Lauren Bacall poses with two wide-eyed cats, 1940s. |
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| Laurence Olivier with the family cat 'New' at home at Chelsea, London, 1946. Photo from Keystone Features. |
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| Vivien Leigh with 'New Boy,' her Siamese cat, 1940. |
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| Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh with their Siamese cat, 1940s. Photo from Picture Post. |
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| Mia Farrow with her cat 'Malcolm,' 1965. Photo from John Kobal Foundation. |
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| Marlon Brando leans back on a sofa and smiles at a cat, who lays across his shoulders, at his home in Los Angeles, California, 1954. Photo by Murray Garrett. |
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| Marlon Brando kissing a cat at his home, 1950s. |
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| Marlon Brando in costume as 'Don Vito Corleone' as he holds a cat on the set of the film 'The Godfather,' 1972. Photo from ullstein bild. |
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| Marlon Brando in costume as 'Don Vito Corleone' as he holds a cat on the set of the film 'The Godfather,' 1972. Photo by Steve Schapiro. |
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| Paul Newman playing with his cat, 'Louis XIV,' while sewing and smoking, 1978. Photo by Sanford Roth. |
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| Paul Newman with his cat, 'Louis XIV,' at the zoo, 1956. Photo by Sanford Roth. |
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| Robert Redford takes a break from reading a script with the family's cat curled up in his lap at his Utah retreat, 1969. Photo by John Dominis-LIFE. |
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| Sean Connery having a good time in Marbella, September 1983. Photo by David Steen. |
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| Stanley Kubrick sitting in a chair playing with a cat on the set of 'A Clockwork Orange,' 1972. Photo from Corbis. |
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| Steve McQueen with his kitty cat, 1963. Photo by William Claxton. |
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| John Lennon with his cat, 1965. Photo by Robert Whitaker. |
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| Yoko Ono and John Lennon with a cat, Weybridge, Surrey, England, 1968. Photo by Ethan Russell. |
