Saturday at the Movies with Daisy

Unbeknownst to most movie affecionados, and before the advent of movie and television animal stars like Lassie, a multi-talented cat featured prominentlyl in many films.

Her career spanned from 1939 through the early 2000s, and in a number of films she even shared equal billing with human actors and actresses. Her films included dramas, musicals, westerns, adventures, and comedies. Unfortunately, many of her best scenes wound up on the cutting room floor.

The cat, Daisy, has since retired and now resides happily in Naples, Florida. Check below for her filmography and click for her story.

African Queen

Gone with the Wind

Miracle on 34th Street

To Kill a Mockingbird

Casablanca

The Great Escape

My Fair Lady

Tootsie

Dr. Strangelove

Hocus Pocus

The Pink Panther

Treasure of Sierra Madre

Doctor Zhivago

Jurassic Park

Pirates of the Caribbean

West Side Story

E.T.

Lawrence of Arabia

Rear Window

The Wizard of Oz

The Godfather

The Maltese Falcon

The Shawshank Redemption

Young Frankenstein