Pamela Kellino and James Mason: Actors Cats Have Known

Pamela Kellino and James Mason: Actors Cats Have Known

Actor James Mason and his wife, actress and author Pamela Kellino, were noted cat lovers and very public about their affection for felines. The newspapers often reported about the menagerie of cats which shared the Mason’s homes, first in Surrey, England and then in Beverly Hills. In 1949 they published a book entitled The Cats […]

Ann-Margret, Cat Lover

Ann-Margret, Cat Lover

Ann-Margret is seen here holding a kitten in a promotional photo for her 1964 film Kitten With a Whip. Ann-Margret has always been fond of cats, as she explained in a 1972 article written by Joyce Haber for the Sarasota Journal:     “Oh, do you like cats?” [Ann-Margret] said excitedly, when I responded to the tiny, […]

The Casting of Cleo in Cass Timberlane

The Casting of Cleo in Cass Timberlane

The art of cat handling for films has been around for quite some time, but rarely do we get to see a glimpse of the craft documented in the media covering Hollywood in its heyday. But such was the case for cat handler Walter Huber, who was interviewed about his work in bringing the cat […]

Allen Jenkins and His “Driving” Cat, Smiley

Allen Jenkins and His “Driving” Cat, Smiley

Film fans will undoubtedly remember the tough-guy comedic stylings of character actor Allen Jenkins, who appeared in countless films from the early 1930’s through the mid-1970’s.  Jenkins was also the voice of Officer Dibble, the perpetually above-board New York cop constantly being duped by the animated Top Cat and his gang.  But in 1948, Allen […]