Katharine Hepburn

Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an iconic star of American film, television and stage, widely recognized for her sharp wit, New England gentility and fierce independence. A screen legend, Hepburn holds the records for the most Oscars (4) and also Best Actress nominations (12). Hepburn won an Emmy Award in 1975 for her lead role in Love Among the Ruins, and was nominated for four other Emmys and two Tony Awards during the course of her more than 70-year acting career. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Hepburn the greatest actress of all time. Hepburn had a famous and long-time romance with Spencer Tracy, both on- and off-screen.

Further reading and reference list

• Me, Stories of My Life, Katharine Hepburn, Knopf, 1991
• The Making of the African Queen Katharine Hepburn, Knopf, 1987
• Kate Remembered, A. Scott Berg, Putnam, 2003
• Tracy and Hepburn, Garson Kanin, Viking, 1971
• Kate, Charles Higham, Norton, 1975
• Knowing Hepburn, James Prideaux, Faber and Faber, 1996