The next year she starred in a film version of the Tennessee Williams play, "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof."

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How about a hot pair of cat-eye glasses, a Rat Pack-inspired suit, or a cocktail dress worthy of a femme fatale?

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And Oscar-nominated James Earl Jones won outstanding featured actor in a play for his role in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

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"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" was 15 years in the making.

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