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Bob The Cat, Inspiration Behind ‘A Cat Named Bob’ Books & Films, Dies

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Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorBob the Cat, whose story about helping save the life of a recovering London drug addict became the basis for several books and two movies, died Monday.The news was announced by Hodder & Stoughton, the UK publisher behind the 2012 book A Street Cat Named Bob.

It told the story of James Bowen, who in 2007 found Bob injured on the streets and took him in. The pair had come to the attention of the local press as they teamed to sell a magazine to raise funds for the homeless.The book, a bestseller in the UK, spawned three sequels and a feature film, 2016’s A Street Cat Named Bob, that starred Bob himself and Luke Treadaway as Bowen.

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