For the literary award for mystery writers, see Macavity Awards.
Fictional character
Macavity
Bryn Walters as Macavity in the 1998 film version of Cats.
First appearance
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
5 October 1939[1]
Created by
T. S. Eliot
Adapted by
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Portrayed by
John Thornton, Ken Ard, Bryn Walters, Idris Elba
In-universe information
Full name
Macavity the Mystery Cat
Alias
Hidden Paw
Nickname
Napoleon of Crime
Species
Cat
Occupation
Criminal
Origin
England
Macavity the Mystery Cat, also called the Hidden Paw, is a fictional character and the main antagonist of T. S. Eliot's 1939 poetry book Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. He also appears in the Andrew Lloyd Webber 1981 musical Cats, which is based on Eliot's book. Macavity is a cunning criminal and con artist; he possesses mystical powers and is the antagonist of the musical.
^Hart, Henry (2012). "T. S. Eliot's Autobiographical Cats". The Sewanee Review. 120 (3): 379–381. ISSN 0037-3052.
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