Channeling the Cat

Julie Newmar, the one, the only, the original Catwoman, celebrates her day of birth today, August 16, 2012. She's 79 years young.
Other catwomen have tried clearing that cat-bar, some came close, but none quite compared with Ms. Newmar. She was Catwoman, just as Sean Connery was James Bond.
Eartha Kitt gave a good showing with that cat-like quality in her voice, but, nope, Julie’s still top kitty.
Lee Meriwether, well, she tried, but just wasn’t from the same litter. She looked a little too innocent to play Catwoman.
Michelle Pfeiffer did a good job of wearing the claws, but just couldn’t channel the cat.
Never made it through Halle Berry’s Catwoman.
Haven’t seen Anne Hathaway’s performance yet, so really can’t say. It doesn’t seem like her type of role, but we’ll see.
Ms. Newmar sleeked and silked (yes, I know, I just turned nouns into verbs). There was a smooth sense of cunning in her manner and her speech and she always appeared to enjoy the game. She was the only one who could possibly stay a step or two ahead of Bats.
Happy birthday, Julie Newmar!