Morgan Freeman and his cat

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Anastasia and Tatiana with their dog

Anastasia and Tatiana Romanov holding Otino, a French Bulldog, 1917



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Stephen Colbert with kittens

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Doggy star Uggie to release autobiography

Awards season scene stealer Uggie - he of "The Artist" and of being adorable fame - will release his memoir, "Uggie: My Story," on Gallery Books in October.

The Jack Russell terrier is collaborating with human biographer Wendy Holden on the project, which will include the story of his triumphant rise through Hollywood, including tails - er, tales - of working with stars like Reese Witherspoon in "Water for Elephants" and mingling with celebs like George Clooney, Katy Perry and Jessica Simpson.



 A Gallery Books release states "Uggie: My Story"
will also include the seedier details of his life, including "a candid
look at his private demons and his life as a felon, including cat
murderer." The release also refers to Witherspoon as the "love of his
life."



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Johnny Cash and friend

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Goslings

Canadian goose gosling and Canadian Ryan Gosling

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That's some hat!

 

 

Photography Peter Lindbergh

Stylist Katie Grand

 

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Bette Davis and her pup

Bette Davis and her pet Pekingese, Popeye the Magnificent in 1939



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Josh Hutcherson & puppy

Jush Hutcherson adopted a blue pit puppy from a pit rescue. Good for him!



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Audrey Hepburn and friend

Audrey Hepburn and her best friend c.1960



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9 Famous Animals Who Met Tragic Deaths

HBO's Luck, a drama about the horse racing circuit, has been cancelled in its first season after several horses were hurt and subsequently euthanized on set.



Show business remains a dangerous place for animal actors. While poor working and living conditions are the most common causes of animal death, an unfortunate few have met their end through brutal police action, self-asphyxiation, and even pre-meditated acts of murder.

The most recently infamous former celebrity animal is probably Travis, who had it all, as far as the lives of chimps go, having starred in commercials for Coca Cola and Old Navy and made appearances on Maury and The Man Show.



On February 16, 2009, emergency operators received a 9-1-1 call from Travis’s owner Sandra Herold. Travis had attacked and horribly disfigured a friend of Herold’s, 55-year-old Charla Nash. When police arrived on the scene, Travis approached one of the squad cars and attempted to open the driver-side door, at which point an officer fatally shot him several times.



Continue reading "Before 'Luck,' 9 Famous Animals Who Met Tragic Deaths" at the Atlantic.

Marlon Brando and friend

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Barack and Bo

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Selena and Baylor

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David Bowie and Diamond Dogs

David Bowie, promotional photograph for 'Diamond Dogs'

Photographer: Terry O'Neill, 1974



This image was produced as a potential cover for Bowie's 'Diamond Dogs' album in 1974, but was not used.



This is the cover which was used:

Designed by Guy Peellaert this cover met with controversy. The cover art features Bowie as a striking half-man, half-dog grotesque. It was controversial as the full painting clearly showed the hybrid’s genitalia. Very few copies of this original cover made their way into circulation at the time of the album's release.



According to the record-collector publication Goldmine price guides, these albums have been among the most expensive record collectibles of all time, as high as thousands of US dollars for a single copy. The genitalia was quickly airbrushed out for the 1974 LP’s gatefold sleeve, although the original artwork (and another rejected cover featuring Bowie in a cordobes hat holding onto a ravenous dog) was included in subsequent Rykodisc/EMI re-issues.



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Marilyn and the bears

This photo from Marilyn Monroe's 1954 film "River of No Return," which was filmed in Banff National Park and Jasper National Park, both in Alberta, Canada, is one of the photos from the collection of her makeup artist, Allan "Whitey" Snyder, which will be auctioned by Julien's Auctions on March 31 and April 1.



You can see more of the photos here.



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Brangelina's family dog

The globe-trotting Jolie-Pitt clan is back in New Orleans. Shiloh, right, and Zahara were spotted walking the family bulldog, Jacques, in the French Quarter.



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Natalie Wood and friend

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Cee Lo Green and Purrfect

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Vito Corleone's cat was his only animal associate and was seen sitting on Don Vito's lap while he sat in his office during Connie Corleone's wedding ceremony.



The cat held by Marlon Brando in the opening scene was a stray Francis Ford Coppola found while on the lot at Paramount. The cat was not originally called for in the script, and the cat with its purring muffled some of Brando's dialogue, and, as a result, most of his lines had to be looped



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