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Grumpy Cat Dies; Her Spirit Will Live On, Family Says

The cat with the withering stare, whose real name was Tardar Sauce, inspired books and won fans around the world who identified with her permanently unsmiling — yet adorable — features.
Grumpy Cat, an Internet celebrity and meme darling, has died. She's seen here posing on the set of <em>Cats</em> on Broadway in 2016.

Grumpy Cat — the blue-eyed cat with the withering stare and permafrown that suggested perpetual irritation — has died, her family announced early Friday. She was 7.

The scowling kitty died of complications from a urinary tract infection, her owners said.

"Some days are grumpier than others," Tabatha Bundesen wrote, announcing her cat's death.

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