Grumpy Cat, the face that launched a thousand memes, dead at seven

Grumpy Cat, whose pre-celebrity name was Tardar Sauce, became an internet sensation, her deep scowlearning her 1.5 million Twitter followers and 8.3 million Facebook fans

She died just as she had lived, in a blizzard of memes, tweets and news reports celebrating her feline frown and distinctly unamused expression.

On Friday, the world learned that Grumpy Cat, the internet sensation whose scowl launched a thousand memes -- earning her 1.5 million Twitter followers and 8.3 million Facebook fans -- had died at the age of seven.