Who is Katharine Hepburn?
Katharine Hepburn (1907-2003) is an iconic figure in American cinema. She is well remembered for being an excellent actress, acting in over 50 feature films, beginning in 1932 with Bill of Divorcement. Katharine Hepburn was a remarkable woman as well, taking control of her career in an era in which most women were not outspoken about their lives. Katharine Hepburn was active politically and socially, and never afraid of disturbing the status quo. Katharine Houghton Hepburn was born to a doctor and suffragette, into a well established East Coast family. As a young woman, she was encouraged to speak her mind and be physically active, and she was home schooled. Her education continued at Bryn Mawr, and it was in college that she began to explore the possibility of an acting career, appearing in many productions there. Katharine Hepburn went on to appear in Broadway shows after college, attracting the attention of film studios in the early 1930s. By her third film, Morning Glory, she won h
It took me a long time to create that creature. • With all the opportunities I had, I could have done more. And if I’d done more, I could have been quite remarkable. • I can’t say I believe in prizes. I was a whiz in the three-legged race – that’s something you CAN win. • I don’t fear death, it must be like a long sleep. • I don’t regret anything I’ve ever done; As long as I enjoyed it at the time. • I find a woman’s point of view much grander and finer than a man’s. • I have loved and been in love. There’s a big difference.” (1993) • Only when a woman decides not to have children, can a woman live like a man. That’s what I’ve done. • On fashion: “I wear my sort of clothes to save me the trouble of deciding which clothes to wear. • Plain women know more about men than beautiful ones do. • On director George Cukor: He has the ability to make me trust myself. • The lack of work destroys people. • On Humphrey Bogart: Bogart was like Henry Fonda — proud and happy to be an actor. • I have
It took me a long time to create that creature. ~ Katharine Hepburn I don’t fear death, it must be like a long sleep. ~ Katharine Hepburn I always wanted to be a movie actress. I thought it was very romantic. And it was. ~ Katharine Hepburn ‘Isn’t it fun getting older’ is really a terrible fallacy. That’s like saying I prefer driving an old car with a flat tyre. ~ Katharine Hepburn I have loved and been in love. There’s a big difference. ~ Katharine Hepburn In some ways I’ve lived my life like a man, made my own decisions etc.. I’ve been as terrified as the next person, but you’ve got to keep going.” (1993 ~ Katharine Hepburn The lack of work destroys people. ~ Katharine Hepburn He is personality functioning ~ Katharine Hepburn It’s either some kind of electricity or some kind of energy. I don’t know what it is, but whatever it is, I’ve got it. ~ Katharine Hepburn I have one Ms. Walters. I’ll wear it to your funeral. ~ Katharine Hepburn I don’t think he’s a limited actor at all – I thi
(2006) Release of the book, “Kate: The Woman who was Hepburn” by William J. Mann. (2003) Release of the book, “Kate Remembered” by A. Scott Berg. (2007) Release of the book, “At Home with Kate: Growing Up in Katharine Hepburn’s Household” by Eileen Considine-Meara, daughter of Norah Considine (Kate’s longtime cook and housekeeper).
