A unique recipient of the animal version of the "Oscar" — the "Patsy" award, a cat named Orangey became the only one in history to receive it twice.
His most famous role is the unnamed pet of Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn) in the film "Breakfast at Tiffany's," where he became a symbol of her wild nature and quest for a home. Orangey earned his first "Patsy" for his leading role in the eccentric 1951 comedy "Rhubarb," where he played a cat who inherited a baseball team, completely overshadowing the human actors with his untamed energy.
However, Orangey is more of a collective cinematic image than a specific cat. As revealed by critic Dan Sallitt's research, for the filming of "Rhubarb," trainer Frank Inn used, according to various sources, between 10 and 60 similar animals, each performing its own trick, creating a unified composite performance. This explains the "genre versatility" and 16-year career of Orangey: from a stray cat in the western "Stranger on Horseback" to an energetic pet in a horror comedy with Vincent Price.
Unlike human actors, cats on screen do not act; they simply live — and this is their unique, genuine magic that makes us look at them with the same admiration as the greatest movie stars.
