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  2. Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats - Wikipedia

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    Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (1939) is a collection of whimsical light poems by T. S. Eliot about feline psychology and sociology, published by Faber and Faber. It serves as the basis for Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1981 musical Cats. Eliot wrote the poems in the 1930s and included them, under his assumed name "Old Possum", in letters to his ...

  3. List of fictional cats in literature - Wikipedia

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    Where subtitled in English in English-speaking countries, the cat’s name is Lou, and the film is called A Cat’s Life. The film is rated PG for fear, death, violence, and language. Rum Tum Tugger: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats: T. S. Eliot: A fickle cat that brings trouble with his indecisiveness. Rumpelteazer: Old Possum's Book of ...

  4. Category:Poems about cats - Wikipedia

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  5. Cat in an Empty Apartment - Wikipedia

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    Cat in an Empty Apartment (Polish: Kot w pustym mieszkaniu) is a poem by the Polish poet Wisława Szymborska. It was written after the death of her partner, the Polish writer Kornel Filipowicz, who died in February 1990. At the center of the poem is a house cat waiting in an abandoned apartment for its deceased owner.

  6. The Naming of Cats - Wikipedia

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    The Naming of Cats is a poem in T. S. Eliot's 1939 poetry book Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. It was adapted into a musical number in Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1981 musical Cats, and has also been quoted in other films, notably Logan's Run (1976). The poem describes to humans how cats get their names.

  7. Growltiger's Last Stand - Wikipedia

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    Growltiger's crew of cats is played by male members of the troupe with pirate accoutrements over their cat costumes. There have been two different "last duets" for Growltiger and Griddlebone to sing during this scene. In the original London production, they sing a setting of an unpublished T.S. Eliot poem, "The Ballad of Billy M'Caw".

  8. Lucile (poem) - Wikipedia

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    Lucile is a verse novel written by Robert Bulwer-Lytton under the pen name Owen Meredith, and was published in 1860.The poem is a narrative told in an anapaest meter.It remains Meredith's most popular work, achieving wide popularity in the 19th century, despite accusations of plagiarism involving elements of an 1831 George Sand novella, Lavinia.

  9. Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World

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    The book recounts the life of Dewey Readmore Books, the cat in residence at the Spencer Public Library in Spencer, Iowa. Grand Central Publishing paid $1.2 million to Vicki Myron , head librarian, and co-author Bret Witter for the rights to the cat's life story. [ 2 ]