Katharine Hepburn
Dates: May 12, 1907 - June 29, 2003
Occupation: actress
Born in Connecticut, she attended Bryn Mawr College where she was an actress in college plays. In 1928 she first appeared on the stage, and in 1932 first appeared in a motion picture, A Bill of Divorcement.
She's known for her portrayal of strong women at a time when many believed that such images were box office poison. Her relationship both on- and off-screen with actor Spencer Tracy (films from 1942-1967) was a matter of some notoriety.
Hepburn's film career established, she also appeared occasionally on stage in the 1950s through the 1980s.
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- Categories: actress, film star
- Places: United States
- Period: 20th century
Bibliography
- Hepburn, Katharine. Me: Stories of My Life. Reissued 1996.
- Ronald Bergan. Katharine Hepburn: An Independent Woman. 1996.
- Andrew Britton. Katharine Hepburn: Star as Feminist.
- John Bryson. The Private World of Katharine Hepburn. 1992.
- Anne Edwards. A Remarkable Woman. 1985.
- Anne Edwards. Katharine Hepburn.
- Garson Kanin, Tracy and Hepburn: An Intimate Memoir. 1971, reissued 1988.
- Diana Karanikas Harvey. Katharine Hepburn: A Life in Pictures. 1998.
- Barbara Leaming. Katharine Hepburn. 1995.
- Joal Ryan. Katharine Hepburn: A Stylish Life. 1999.
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