The Day Black Cats Auditioned in Hollywood, 1963

While photos taken at a black cat audition in Hollywood in 1963 look adorable, at the same time, they also raise many questions concerning the sanity of cat-owners in the sixties.

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Photography by Ralph Crane, via the LIFE archives.