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Famous Felines
As the name suggests, this section tells the stories of a number of cats that for one reason or another have become well known to the wider world. Not all are contemporary; they range from the eighteenth century, with Samuel Johnson's cat Hodge, to the present day with US President Clinton's former White House cat Socks, who has recently died. However, by virtue of their remarkable characters, unusual adventures or both, we feel that these felines deserve the description 'famous'.
Shorter tales about other noted cats — a number of them contemporary — whose exploits are less widely known, but we thought still worthy of recording, are to be found on the separate Featuring Felines pages.
Simon of HMS Amethyst
Dickin Medal recipient
and the following associated pages...
An account of my research into his story, with further pictures:
The Quest for Simon
A selection of tributes sent in by his fans as his fame spread:
Tributes to Simon
Simon's first captain, with previously unseen photos of the 'young Simon':
Lt Cdr Ian Griffiths, his Career and his Cats
Socks Clinton
former First Cat at the White House, who died in Feb 2009
and other presidential felines.
No. 10 Downing Street Cats
Humphrey, Sybil and Wilberforce
Faith
London church cat of WW2, awarded a PDSA Silver Medal
[ more stories of church cats in Featuring Felines ]
Mrs Chippy
who sailed with Shackleton to the Antarctic in the Endurance
Dewey Readmore Books
America's most famous library cat: the book written about him has been a runaway success
[ accounts of some more library cats in our Featuring Felines section ]
and also
Antarctic Cats
other felines that went to the frozen south
and associated pages:
Post-WW2 Antarctic Cats
including
Ginge
a separate account by Robert Burton
Colin's Cat
who took an unscheduled voyage by tanker
Félix and Félicette
the space cats
Hodge
Samuel Johnson’s companion who loved oysters
Kiddo
the first cat to travel by airship
Nora
celebrity piano player
Peter
the cat(s) at the British Home Office
Room 8
famous Californian school cat from the 1950s/60s
Scarlett
blaze heroine from NYC, who died in Oct 2008
Towser and Barley
Scotch-whisky distillery cats, one a record mouser
Trim
faithful travelling companion of explorer Matthew Flinders
Shorter stories of less well known cats
can be found in our separate Featuring Felines section
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Our featured feline: your companion through the Famous Felines section is Simon of HMS Amethyst. Simon (see head of the page) remains the only cat ever to have been awarded the Dickin Medal for gallantry under enemy fire, in what became known as the 'Yangtse Incident'. Follow the links in the contents list above to read his story, and (in a separate article) my experiences while researching it.
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