Orangey
Orangey was an orange house cat that starred in various films during the 1950s and 1960s. The tabby cat was trained by Frank Inn .
Orangey, also known as Jimmy and Rhubarb, appeared in various films in the 1950s and early 1960s. He was the only cat to receive a PATSY Award (American film award for animals, similar to an Oscar) twice . He received the first for the portrayal of an animal heir to millions in the film Rhubarb (1951) by Arthur Lubin on the side of Jan Sterling and Ray Milland . He received the second patsy for portraying Holly Golightly's nameless cat in the film Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961). To see he was also in the 1959 film adaptation of the diary of Anne Frank .
Orangey wasn't popular everywhere. He is said to have scratched and bitten actors on the set. He also fled after certain scenes and filming had to be stopped until the cat was found again. As a result, Inn often employed guardians to prevent him from leaving. However, Orangey was also very persistent in shooting.
On television, he appeared regularly on the television series Our Miss Brooks from 1952 to 1959 .
Filmography (selection)
- 1951: Rhubarb
- 1952–1958: Our Miss Brooks (TV series)
- 1955: Metaluna IV does not respond (This Island Earth)
- 1957: The incredible story of Mister C. (The Incredible Shrinking Man)
- 1959: The Diary of Anne Frank (The Diary of Anne Frank)
- 1960: visit to a small planet
- 1961: Breakfast at Tiffany's (Breakfast at Tiffany's)
- 1962: Gigot, the mute from Montmartre (Gigot)
- 1964: Ruhe Sanft GmbH (The Comedy of Terrors)
- 1965: Village of the Giants
Web links
- Orangey in the Internet Movie Database
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Iris Bass: Cat Lover's Daily Companion . Quarry Books, 2011, ISBN 1-59253-749-9 , pp. 250 .
- ^ Anna Jane Grossman: Training a Cat Actor for Broadway? Better Understand the Peculiar World of Feline Motivation. In: The Huffington Post . March 7, 2013, accessed July 4, 2015 .
- ↑ a b Alexandra Powe Allred: Cat's Most Wanted . Potomac Books, Washington DC 2005, ISBN 1-61234-293-0 , pp. 172 .
- ↑ Cats improve every film they are in. In: The Telegraph . January 25, 2014, accessed January 27, 2014 .