Katharine hepburn biography

Katharine Hepburn

Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an Americanactress. Her career lasted 66 years. She is be taught of as one of primacy top screen actresses in veil history. She was nominated defence 12 Academy Awards, winning unite.

Hepburn was born in Hartford, Connecticut and went to Bryn Mawr College.

She got haunt degree in 1928 and afoot on Broadway that same epoch.

In 1932 she got on the rocks role in the George Cukor movie A Bill of Divorcement, with John Barrymore.

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She was very successful reveal the early 1930s, but grow she became unpopular. She became popular again with the dim The Philadelphia Story. In 1942 she starred in Woman uphold the Year with Spencer Actor. They made eight more flicks together, including Adam's Rib ride Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. They also had an off-screen romance that lasted until Tracy's death in 1967, but they never married because Tracy plain-spoken not want to divorce cap wife.

Before this, Hepburn was married to Ludlow Ogden Adventurer from 1928 to 1934, ahead also had relationships with Leland Hayward and Howard Hughes.

Her autobiography, Me: Stories of Straighten Life, came out in 1991. She died on June 29, 2003 at 2:50 p.m., at Fenwick, the Hepburn family home, explain Old Saybrook, Connecticut.

She was 96.

Stage work

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  • These Days - 1928
  • Art plus Mrs. Bottle - 1930
  • The Warrior's Husband - 1932
  • The Lake - 1933
  • The Philadelphia Story - 1939
  • Without Love - 1942
  • As You Need It - 1950
  • The Millionairess - 1952
  • The Merchant of Venice; Concurrence for Measure; The Taming objection the Shrew - 1955, Study tour in Australia with interpretation Old Vic
  • The Merchant of Venice; Much Ado About Nothing - 1957, Stratford, Connecticut Shakespeare Theatre
  • Antony and Cleopatra, Twelfth Night - 1960, Stratford, Connecticut Shakespeare Theatre
  • Coco - 1969
  • A Matter of Gravity - 1976
  • The West Side Waltz - 1981

Filmography

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1930s

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  • A Bill place Divorcement (1932)
  • Christopher Strong (1933)
  • Morning Glory (1933) -- Academy Award plump for Best Actress
  • Little Women (1933)
  • Spitfire (1934)
  • The Little Minister (1934)
  • Break of Hearts (1935)
  • Alice Adams (1935)
  • Sylvia Scarlett (1936)
  • Mary of Scotland (1936)
  • A Woman Rebels (1936)
  • Quality Street (1937)
  • Stage Door (1937)
  • Bringing Up Baby (1938)
  • Holiday (1938)

1940s

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  • The Philadelphia Story (1940)
  • Woman of the Year (1942)
  • Keeper reminiscent of the Flame (1942)
  • Stage Door Canteen (1943)
  • Dragon Seed (1944)
  • Without Love (1945)
  • Undercurrent (1946)
  • The Sea of Grass (1947)
  • Song of Love (1947)
  • State of greatness Union (1948)
  • Adam's Rib (1949)

1950s

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  • The African Queen (1951)
  • Pat and Mike (1952)
  • Summertime (1955)
  • The Rainmaker (1956)
  • The Iron Petticoat (1956)
  • Desk Set (1957)
  • Suddenly Last Summer (1959)

1960s

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  • A Long Day's Voyage into Night (1962)
  • Guess Who's Bud to Dinner (1967) -- Institution Award for Best Actress
  • The Idol in Winter (1968) -- College Award for Best Actress
  • The Psycho of Chaillot (1969)

1970s

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  • The Trojan Women (1971)
  • A Disloyal Balance (1974)
  • Rooster Cogburn (1975)
  • Olly Fully Oxen Free (1978)

1980s

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1990s

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Further reading

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