Katharine Hepburn
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Born:May 12, 1907 |
Born as:Katharine Houghton Hepburn |
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Died:June 29, 2003 |
Biography:
Hepburn spent a privileged childhood in the wealthy town of Hartford in complete spiritual freedom and Spartan physical discipline. In 1928 she was playing on Broadway in in 1932 in Hollywood. Her screen debut Bill of divorcement (1932) was an unqualified hit but stories were beginning to leak out of her haughty behavior off- screen and her refusal to play the Hollywood Game, never posing for pictures or giving interviews.
In 1938 she made the classic screwball comedy Bringing Up Baby (1938) and the comedy-drama Holiday (1938) and her film career was on the skids. In the same year Katharine collaborated with screenwriter Philip Barry to create the play The Philadelphia Story . The broadway production became a hit and two years later, she reprised the role in the film adaptation, which costarred Cary Grant and James Stewart.
Her next film Woman of the year (1942) brought Spencer Tracy into her life, who was to become a lifelong friend. They would star opposite each other in eight more films. With The African Queen (1951) Hepburn moved into middle-aged roles. And in 1981, the 74-year-old actress earned an unprecedented fourth Academy Award for her performance in On Golden Pond.
Academy awards
1982 Won Best Actress for: On golden pond (1981)
1969 Won Best Actress for: The lion in winter (1968)
1968 Won Best Actress for: Guess who's coming to dinner (1967)
1963 Nominated Best Actress for: Long day's journey into night (1962)
1960 Nominated Best Actress for: Suddenly, Last summer (1959)
1957 Nominated Best Actress for: The rainmaker (1956)
1956 Nominated Best Actress for: Summertime (1955)
1952 Nominated Best Actress for: The African Queen (1951)
1943 Nominated Best Actress for: Woman of the year (1942)
1941 Nominated Best Actress for: The Philadelphia story (1940)
1936 Nominated Best Actress for: Alice Adams (1935)
1934 Won Oscar Best Actress for: Morning glory (1933)
Selected Movies:
- The African Queen (1951)
- Bringing Up Baby (1938)
- The Philadelphia story (1940)
- The lion in winter (1968)
- Long day's journey into night (1962)
- Holiday (1938)
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