Katharine Hepburn Dead

abc news ^ | 06-29-03 | Registered

[Registered]

Yep, she's left us

[Petronski]

RIP / bump

[xrp]

Oh no...

What a wonderful woman who had such a long and fantastic life. G-d Bless You, Katherine.

[RedWhiteBlue]

Wow. Just watched her yesterday in "Rooster Cogburn."

[Sir Gawain]

[Registered]

1907-2003 96 years old.

[4.1O dana super trac pak]

Reg,

Nothing on the link.

[Petronski]

ABC News actually broke in on some affiliates to report her passing.

[LibWhacker]

Oh, no . . . Rest in peace, Katherine Hepburn. She was one of the greatest.

[Desdemona]

ping

[Registered]

I caught on the news lead-in, figured they'd have it on their site, had to type in a URL! sorry!

[nutmeg]

RIP fellow Connecticut resident, Katherine Hepburn.

[snopercod]

On Golden Pond...

[aruanan]

What a wonderful woman who had such a long and fantastic life. G-d Bless You, Katherine.

And her cousin who owned Hepburn Orchards and sent my dad apples just passed away also.

[Houmatt]

What a shame. What a lady. First class, all the way. With the Oscars to prove it.

We will miss you, Kate. God bless.

[Bill Davis FR]

BUMP FOR KATHARINE HEPBURN...LOVED HER PERFORMANCE WITH HUMPREY BOGART IN THE AFRICAN QUEEN, A CLASSIC MOVIE FROM 1951...

Directed on location (on the Ruiki in the then Belgian Congo and the British protectorate of Uganda) by John Huston (it was his ninth feature film and fifth film with Bogart), the film was nominated for four Academy Awards - Best Actress (Katharine Hepburn), Best Screenplay (James Agee and John Huston), Best Director, and Best Actor (Humphrey Bogart). Bogart was the only one to win - the film's sole Oscar.

[My back yard]

RIP. I wonder if himself will be available to greet her?

[Cloud William]

Godspeed, Rosie, old girl.

[steveo]

"Acting is the most minor of gifts and not a very high-class way to earn a living. After all, Shirley Temple could do it at the age of four."
K. Hepburn

[Pegita]

Another sad day ...

[LibWhacker]

Spencer Tracy?

[whereasandsoforth]

I watched her & Spencer in "Desk Set" last week. She will be missed. I am sorry she was an avowed atheist. Other than that, she seemed like a really intelligent person.

[wimpycat]

Typical liberal from a privileged family, she was nevertheless one of the greatest actresses of all time. She had wonderful talent, and I enjoyed watching her in many movies, among them "The Lion in Winter", "The Philadelphia Story", "Adam and Eve", "On Golden Pond", "The African Queen", "Rooster Cogburn", and many others.

[wimpycat]

"Desk Set", that's the one I forgot! That's one of my favorite movies.

[Semper911]

Ms. Hepburn, God bless you and keep you. You were kind, beautiful, principled, and strong.

The world is better for having known you, and now less for having lost you.

[MrsEmmaPeel]

Mr. Peel and I saw "Bringing Up Baby" for the umpteenth time last week. It never gets old. You'll be missed, Kate.

[heleny]

I enjoyed her performance in The Philadelphia Story.
If only today's actresses could be a lady like she was.

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

Rest in Peace. I really enjoyed her work.

[My back yard]

Yeah.

[WSGilcrest]

The Hepburn Family

[speedy]

Yes, she was another Hollywood liberal, but not to my knowledge a publicly crusading one. In her passing I prefer to think of her best roles -- some you mentioned -- also liked "Bringing Up Baby" and her very first one, "Morning Glory." A giant of the screen, to be sure.

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

Bringing up Baby. Great movie.

[wimpycat]

And who could forget "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"?

[dep]

i cannot imagine you'd waste bandwidth with a story like this when there is so much laci peterson speculation to indulge in. </sarcasm>

[Admin Moderator]

I updated your link.

[buzzyboop]

The African Queen is one of my first movie memories, and still one of my best.

[My back yard]

The Lion in Winter, great. Desk Set is maybe my favorite. Loved her in African Queen too.

[xp38]

I remember a news item of her shoveling snow in front of the her hotel after some snowfall here in Toronto years ago. This was in the 1970s IIRC.

[Registered]

I thought you might ;-) Thanks!

[Darksheare]

Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn in "Bringing Up Baby"

[wimpycat]

I do remember an interview she did with Barbara Walters, I believe, in which she said that women can't have a marriage AND a full-time career, that women can't do it all. But she was raised a typical liberal. Spencer Tracy recalled an episode in which the family were gathered around the dinner table, arguing politics as they usually did, and arguing about taking care of the poor. Then right after dinner, Katharine's father had an encounter with a man (a hobo/homeless or otherwise poor man) who was walking across their part of the beach and Mr. Hepburn threatened to have the man arrested for trespassing. The irony was not lost on Spencer Tracy.

She's the one who was asked, "If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be?" and she said she'd be an oak.

[dighton]

[blackdog]

RIP to a classy woman. My daughter who is 15 and about to graduate from high school next year has adopted Hepburn as her Idol since a few years ago. She watched that Lion movie(Hopkins, Hepburn, Richard Harris about midevil England and it's rule), and that performance made African Queen seem like a Steven Segal flick.

[HairOfTheDog]

Awwww schucks.....

She was such a classy lady... An old fashioned movie star.

[deadhead]

Rest In Peace Kate

[Clara Lou]

What an actress. She was one of a kind. These last few weeks have been rough.

[bvw]

From the linked obit:

Commenting on why she rarely attended the awards ceremonies at which she was to be honored, Hepburn explained in typically frank fashion, "As for me, prizes mean nothing. My prize is my work." The American Film Institute voted her the greatest American female screen legend of all time.

Hepburn once remarked of her celebrated status in show business, "I'm a legend because I've survived over a long period of time and still seem to be master of my fate — I'm still paddling the goddamned boat myself."

Cleary, at heart she was no atheist! That's a wonderful attitude to have about prices and honors.

[Registered]

Brief Bio:

Katherine Hepburn was born on May 12, 1907 in Hartford, Connecticut. She was raised in a very wealthy family, as her father was a medical doctor. Since her mother believed in suffrage, she raised Katherine to be outspoken and to fully develop her mind. She was also taught to stretch her abilities to their limits. She was one of two children and when she was fourteen years of age, her brother died accidentally when he was practicing a hanging trick that their father had taught him. She was devastated by his death and she was the one who found his dead body. Because she withdrew into herself, she was home schooled.


She went to college at Bryn Mawr in Pennsylvania. All this young woman wanted was to be famous. She didn’t have a desire to act or to learn the craft. But while at Bryn Mawr, Miss Hepburn changed her mind and went into acting.

In 1928, she made her professional debut on stage in Baltimore, Maryland. This was also the same year she married Ludlow Ogden Smith. Their marriage last until April 30, 1933, the day their divorce became final.


In the 1930’s, Miss Hepburn was not a box office draw so she turned her efforts to the theatre since she was unable to get any acting jobs.


In 1942, she made the movie "Woman of the Year" starring opposite actor Spencer Tracy. This was the first of ten movies they made together and this was also the beginning of their love affair which last twenty-five years. Spencer Tracy never divorced his wife but later on did move in with Miss Hepburn. They were together until Mr. Tracy’s death.


In the 1950’s, she made her Broadway debut in Shakespearean plays. She didn’t let anything stop her from working.


Miss Hepburn has made over fifty films in made for television movies and on the big screen. She also did a two-year stretch from 1976 to 1978 in the play "Matter of Gravity" and has starred in other plays throughout her acting career. She has always been cast in strong female roles. Her presence on the screen has always been an animated personality. She has had many leading men who also play strong leads. She never outshone her co-stars.


She has written two books "The Making of the African Queen" and "Me" both of which were published in 1991. Both books hit the best seller list.

Currently, Miss Hepburn has suffered a complete loss of her short-term memory. She is frail and has withdrawn from the world around her. She sits in front of the window in her home looking out into the world. She resides in Fenwick, Connecticut

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]