----ORANGEY, A 50'S FELINE SUPERSTAR - WITH AN ATTITUDE:

----ORANGEY, A 50'S FELINE SUPERSTAR - WITH AN ATTITUDE:

One of the most talented cats ever to be captured on
celluloid was a short-haired, fourteen pound male ginger
tabby named Orangey. In 1951 he starred in a film entitled
"Rhubarb, as well as many other films. His acting career
lasted from the early 1950's through 1963, and during that
time, he won more awards than any other cat in Tinseltown


Orangey was beautiful, photogenic and such a handsome hunk,
perfect for the big screen. But it seems that this pretty
boy with all his glamour and movie-star qualities was not
much fun on the set.

Orangey was short-tempered, hard to work with, and down
right nasty! Nobody liked him, not even his trainer,
Frank Inn. One movie executive found his antics so
aggravating that he called him "The World's Meanest Cat."
During one film shoot, guard dogs were placed at the doors
of the movie studio to keep him from running away.

Despite his reputation as a ...