{"id":5352515,"date":"2019-10-07T17:38:08","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T17:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.life.com\/?p=5352515"},"modified":"2021-08-19T20:41:06","modified_gmt":"2021-08-19T20:41:06","slug":"celebrities-best-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.life.com\/animals\/celebrities-best-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrities&#8217; Best Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Famous people really are just like us! And they always have been. Whether vintage actors or athletes or poets: They love their dogs. <\/p>\n\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_5d936ab18135a\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5352951 desc=\"Asset ID: 17787201. \" caption=\"Photo by Allan Grant\/The LIFE Picture Collection &copy; Meredith Corporation.\" title=\"Natalie Wood and her silver poodle Morningstar, at home in Beverly Hills in 1960.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/07180323\/115384296-e1570471402185-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Celebrities and Dogs\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Natalie Wood and her silver poodle Morningstar, at home in Beverly Hills in 1960.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Photo by Allan Grant\/The LIFE Picture Collection \u00a9 Meredith Corporation.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<blockquote id=\"double-block_5d936cb581361\" class=\"double-image aligncenter\">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5353021 desc=\"Asset ID: 1175648. \" caption=\" Photo by Carl Mydans\/The LIFE Picture Collection &copy; Meredith Corporation.\" title=\"Gertrude Stein, right, and Alice B. Toklas walked their poodle, Baskets, in the French village of Culoz after the end of German occupation, 1945.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/07213604\/01175648-e1570484163264-780x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Celebrities and Dogs\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Gertrude Stein, right, and Alice B. Toklas walked their poodle, Baskets, in the French village of Culoz after the end of German occupation, 1945.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\"> Photo by Carl Mydans\/The LIFE Picture Collection \u00a9 Meredith Corporation.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5353022 desc=\"Asset ID: 928498. \" caption=\"Photo by Nat Farbman\/The LIFE Picture Collection &copy; Meredith Corporation.\" title=\"Baseball star Willie Mays walked with his poodle at the San Francisco airport, after his Giants left New York and moved west in 1958.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/07213658\/00928498-e1570484218473-710x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Celebrities and Dogs\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Baseball star Willie Mays walked with his poodle at the San Francisco airport, after his Giants left New York and moved west in 1958.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Photo by Nat Farbman\/The LIFE Picture Collection \u00a9 Meredith Corporation.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_5d936b158135c\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5353023 desc=\"Asset ID: 16519594. \" caption=\"Photo by Peter Stackpole\/The LIFE Picture Collection &copy; Meredith Corporation.\" title=\"In 1956, Jayne Mansfield pondered the eternal question: why not just play with your dog?\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/07213805\/113214303-e1570484284752-1024x663.jpg\" alt=\"Celebrities and Dogs\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">In 1956, Jayne Mansfield pondered the eternal question: why not just play with your dog?<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Photo by Peter Stackpole\/The LIFE Picture Collection \u00a9 Meredith Corporation.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<blockquote id=\"double-block_5d937b8afe8bc\" class=\"double-image aligncenter\">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5353024 desc=\"Asset ID: 1264266. \" caption=\"Photo by Peter Stackpole\/The LIFE Picture Collection &copy; Meredith Corporation.\" title=\"Alfred Hitchcock, at home with his Sealyham terrier Mr. Jenkins in 1939, offered a title for this photo: &quot;A Dislike of American Fireplaces.&quot;\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/07213907\/1264266-e1570484345145-794x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Alfred Hitchcock\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Hitchcock, at home with his Sealyham terrier Mr. Jenkins in 1939, offered a title for this photo: &#8220;A Dislike of American Fireplaces.&#8221;<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Photo by Peter Stackpole\/The LIFE Picture Collection \u00a9 Meredith Corporation.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5353025 desc=\"Asset ID: 840464. \" caption=\"Photo by John Dominis\/The LIFE Picture Collection &copy; Meredith Corporation\" title=\"Steve McQueen was woken by his malamute during a hunting trip in the Sierra Madre Mountains, 1963.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/07213956\/00840464-e1570484395362-744x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Steve McQueen\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Steve McQueen was woken by his malamute during a hunting trip in the Sierra Madre Mountains, 1963.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Photo by John Dominis\/The LIFE Picture Collection \u00a9 Meredith Corporation<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_5d936ae48135b\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5353026 desc=\"Asset ID: 17212988. \" caption=\"Photo by John Dominis\/The LIFE Picture Collection &copy; Meredith Corporation\" title=\"Frank Sinatra checked in on Ringo in Palm Springs, 1965.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/07214043\/114625426-e1570484442167-1024x662.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Frank Sinatra checked in on Ringo in Palm Springs, 1965.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Photo by John Dominis\/The LIFE Picture Collection \u00a9 Meredith Corporation<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<blockquote id=\"double-block_5d936be281360\" class=\"double-image aligncenter\">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5353028 desc=\"\/The LIFE Picture Collection &copy; Meredith Corporation\" caption=\"Photo by Rex Hardy\/The LIFE Picture Collection &copy; Meredith Corporation\" title=\"Jimmy Stewart once read a poem about his dog on The Tonight Show.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/07214242\/115609125-e1570484562879-677x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Jimmy Stewart once read a poem about his dog on The Tonight Show.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Photo by Rex Hardy\/The LIFE Picture Collection \u00a9 Meredith Corporation<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5353027 desc=\"Asset ID: 17832333. \" caption=\"Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt\/The LIFE Picture Collection &copy; Meredith Corporation\" title=\"Actress Bette Davis and her dog were wheeled about in her Beverly Hills backyard, 1939.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/07214205\/115580570-e1570484525735-681x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Celebrities and Dogs\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Actress Bette Davis and her dog were wheeled about in her Beverly Hills backyard, 1939.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt\/The LIFE Picture Collection \u00a9 Meredith Corporation<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_5d936bac8135f\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5353029 desc=\"Asset ID: 18979077. \" caption=\"Photo by Eric Schaal\/The LIFE Picture Collection &copy; 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