Katharine Hepburn Biography
DETAILS OF BIRTH:
May 12 1907
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
CLAIM TO FAME:
Bill of Divorcement, A (1932), opposite John Barrymore. The film was a hit.
MINI-BIO:
With a mind and will of her own both on screen and off, Katharine Hepburn has
become a role model to women worldwide.
Katharine Houghton Hepburn was the second child of a successful Connecticut
physician and his suffragette wife, Hepburn led a remarkably unrestricted
life. However, the defining experience of her youth was the death of her
older, revered brother, presumably a suicide.
Hepburn found solace in the stage before eventually making her way to
Hollywood. There she starred in Morning Glory, winning the first of her four
Academy Awards and launching a film career that was plagued by huge ups and
downs in popularity. It was the unique interplay of her public and private
personas that made Katharine Hepburn a performer unlike any other.
Graduated from Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA in 1928, with a BA in Drama
Also known for her romance with the great actor, Spencer Tracy. Who she
costarred with in numerous movies, including "Woman of the Year," and "Adam's
Rib."
Hepburn proved her versatility in such pictures asLittle Women(1933),The
Little Minister (1934),Alice Adams (1935, for which she received an Oscar
nomination),Mary of Scotland (1936), and the wonderful Stage Door (1937, an
interesting companion piece to Morning But for every success in her early
Hollywood career, there was also a major misfireincluding such all-time
oddities asChristopher Strong (1933, in which she played an aviatrix) and
Sylvia Scarlett (1935, in which she disguised herself as a boy).
Hepburn is the most awarded actress with 4 Best Actress Academy Awards, more
then any other actress. (June 1999) Ranked #1 woman in the AFI's '50 greatest
movie legends'.
She is still very much alive, now in her 90's and retired to Connecticut,
truly a living legend.
Personal Quotes:
"What you do is to move along, get on with it, and be tough."
--Katharine Hepburn
"Life is hard. After all, it kills you." --Katharine Hepburn
Contact Ms. Hepburn
Ms. Hepburn is no longer in sufficient health to read or respond to fan
mail. That said, she still enjoys getting flowers. Rose Royce Florist (140
Main Street, Old Saybrook, CT 06475; (860) 388-1052) is happy to deliver to
Ms. Hepburn any arrangement you would care to order. A few hints: Kate likes
lilacs, stargazer lilies, Casablanca lilies, dark pink roses, fire ice roses,
larkspur, ferns and bowls of small sweetheart roses, but dislikes carnations,
gladiolus or anything yellow. The owner of the florist is Susan, and it is
open 9am to 5:30pm Monday to Friday and 9am to 4:30pm Saturday--all times
Eastern.