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"No matter where she was this was home," said longtime friend Barbara Maynard, a former town official in Old Saybrook Hepburn is survived by a sister, Margaret Hepburn Perry; a brother, Dr 1 among actresses on Tuesday in honor of Katharine Hepburn, who died surrounded by friends and family Sunday at her childhood waterfront home in Old Saybrook "The young women of today are living the life Katharine Hepburn exemplified, but they might not know it She coaxed the ailing Tracy back onto the set for their roles as wealthy, liberal parents faced with the interracial marriage of their daughter in "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner She followed it up with "Me: Stories of My Life" in 1991 " In another interview, she discussed their special screen magic, saying they represented "the perfect American couple Hepburn, who had been in declining health in recent years, died of old age, said Cynthia McFadden, a close friend and executor of her estate "The reason many women have gone into directing is to be able to control the images of women on screen " " But she also lauded "Luddy" for opening doors in New York for a raw young actress Hepburn took to writing; her first book, "The Making of `The African Queen': Or, How I Went To Africa With Bogart, Bacall and Huston and Almost Lost My Mind" made her a best-selling author at 77 Hepburn nearly lost a foot in a car accident in late 1982 and spent almost three weeks in a hospital "At the beginning I had money; I wasn't a poor little thing "I have had 20 years of perfect companionship with a man among men," she said in 1963 "Katharine was prepared for it and she wasn't afraid of it at all An icon of feminist strength and spirit, Hepburn brought a chiseled beauty and patrician bearing to such films as "The Philadelphia Story" and "The African Queen In a 1990 interview, she told The Associated Press: "I'm what is known as gradually disintegrating She starred in the musical "Coco" in 1969 Hepburn's third movie, "Morning Glory," brought her first Oscar In her 60-year career, Katharine Hepburn played smart, muscular, independent women, from lawyers and journalists to athletes and matriarchs " Her mark of 12 Academy Award nominations stood as a record in the acting categories until Meryl Streep surpassed that total in 2003 "Of course we knew this was coming," Maynard said She berated herself as behaving like "a pig" toward him " A theater chain owner branded her and other stars "box-office poison" after a series of flops, and her film career waned "The Philadelphia Story" was a hit Fans flocked to see her on Broadway in "West Side Waltz," in 1982, and when the show moved on to Boston, Hepburn displayed her outspokenness by ordering out a spectator who disturbed her by taking pictures " Hepburn aided the small shoreline town in many ways, making several anonymous gifts to the community Though an early appearance in "The Lake" promoted Dorothy Parker's famously scathing remark that Hepburn "ran the gamut of emotions from A to B," she worked as tirelessly on stage as in movies in "Long Day's Journey into Night," with Laurence Olivier in the TV movie "Love Among the Ruins" and with Henry Fonda in "On Golden Pond," which won both of them Oscars " McFadden said that according to Hepburn's wishes, there will be no memorial service and burial will be private at a later date Thomas N She made her New York debut in "These Days" in 1928, the same year she married Philadelphia socialite Ludlow Ogden Smith After graduating, she joined a stock company in Baltimore Among the honors coming her way in later years: In 1999, a survey of screen legends by the American Film Institute ranked her No Feminists on Monday remembered Hepburn as a role model for young women who helped popularize women's advancement " "I think every actress in the world looked up to her with a kind of reverence and a sense of 'oh boy, if only I could be like her,'" actress Elizabeth Taylor said in a statement " After leaving MGM in 1951, Hepburn divided her time between the stage â€â€? she appeared in Shaw's "The Millionairess" and Shakespeare's "As You Like It" â€â€? and film She was born in Hartford on May 12, 1907, one of six children of Dr There have been very few actresses throughout their careers who have been able to do that the way she did," Zimmerman said Robert Hepburn; and 13 nieces and nephews " "The ideal American man is certainly Spencer â€â€? sports loving, man's man, strong-looking, big sort of head, boar neck and so forth She married only once, briefly, and her name was linked to Howard Hughes and other famous men, but the great love of her life was Spencer Tracy She was an innovative businesswoman who took charge of her career at a time when she was labeled "box-office poison She divorced him in 1934 and later remarked, "I don't believe in marriage She coolly braved a jungle for "The African Queen" and did her own balloon flying in the low-budget "Olly Olly Oxen Free A string of parts followed â€â€? Jo in "Little Women," the ill-fated queen in "Mary of Scotland," the rich would-be actress in "Stage Door," the madcap socialite of "Bringing Up Baby," the shy rich girl in "Holiday She died as she lived, with dignity and grace " In her personal life, she had a long affair with a married man I've never regretted it " For many years, she divided her time between New York and Connecticut Her Oscars were for "Morning Glory," 1933; "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner," 1967; "The Lion in Winter," 1968; and "On Golden Pond," 1981 "My parents were much more fascinating, as people, than I am," the actress once said "He is a rock and a protection And I think that is the romantic ideal picture of the male and female in this country " Her first film with Tracy was "Woman of the Year," in 1942 She returned to Hollywood for the 1940 film version, which featured James Stewart and Cary Grant I don't fear hell, and I don't look forward to heaven When she broke an ankle during "A Matter of Gravity" in 1976, she went on in a wheelchair She was an outspoken advocate of birth control I needle him, and I irritate him, and I try to get around him, and if he put a big paw out and put it on my head, he could squash me Broadway to Mourn Katharine Hepburn Jun 30, 4:43 PM EST The lights on Broadway will dim at 8 p They all get to be accomplished and smart and physically active without necessarily recognizing those are hard-won rights," said Gloria Feldt, president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America m She even wore trousers years before other women did "She was and always will be an American original It's bloody impractical to love, honor and obey " Tracy died before the film's release I don't think Katharine was afraid of anything The voice Tallulah Bankhead once likened to "nickels dropping in a slot machine" became one of Hollywood's most-imitated But by the end of the year she was back before the cameras, co-starring with Nick Nolte in "Grace Quigley They made nine films together and remained close companions until Tracy's death in 1967 "Through her films generations to come will discover her humor, her grace, her keen intelligence," McFadden said in a statement from the family at a news conference near Hepburn's home m Legend has it that when they met she commented, "I'm afraid I'm a little big for you, Mr "She was one of us She was 96 Her father built a theater in the family's back yard, where young Katharine's career took root Tracy " Tracy never divorced his wife, who outlived him by 15 years; Hepburn, though she led a PBS tribute to Tracy in 1986, rarely mentioned their private relationship ' I almost went up with them Hepburn, a noted urologist and pioneer in social hygiene, and Katharine Houghton Hepburn, who worked for birth control and getting the vote for women " One critic compared them to "the high-strung thoroughbred and the steady workhorse Once again she was a top star, with a contract at MGM for "Woman of the Year," "Keeper of the Flame," "Sea of Grass," "Dragon Seed," "Without Love," "State of the Union," "Pat and Mike" and "Adam's Rib She had various health problems in later years, including hip replacement surgery and tremors similar to Parkinson's disease Hepburn chose roles that showed smart, independent women at a time when many female film characters were empty stereotypes, said Debra Zimmerman, executive director of Women Make Movies, a nonprofit advocacy group for female filmmakers " Young Kate was educated by tutors and at private schools, entering Bryn Mawr in 1924 " She co-starred with Taylor and Montgomery Clift in "Suddenly Last Summer," with Jason Robards Jr Hepburn, the product of a wealthy, freethinking New England family, was forthright in her opinions and unconventional in her conduct Undaunted, Hepburn acquired the rights to a comedy about a spoiled heiress, and, after it was rewritten for her, took it to the New York stage I don't fear the next world, or anything She dressed for comfort, usually in slacks and sweater, with her red hair caught up in a topknot when she wasn't appearing in a play or making another film " Unassuming throughout her career, Hepburn once scrawled her signature on a wall backstage at The Bushnell, a venerable Hartford stage, as simply "Katharine Hepburn, local girl I don't know what I would have done if I'd had to come to New York and get a job as a waiter or something like that She just wanted to be Kate Hepburn â€â€? a neighbor "Mother was really left of center; women's suffrage was her great cause, and I remember appearing at all the local fairs carrying huge flocks of balloons that said `Votes for Women She once donated a fire truck to the local department and helped the town buy property for a waterfront park " The lean, athletic actress with the well-bred manner became an instant star " His reply: "Don't worry, I'll cut you down to size " Her Broadway role in "Warrior's Husband" brought a movie offer from RKO, and she went to Hollywood at $1,500 a week to star opposite John Barrymore in the 1932 film "A Bill of Divorcement If it weren't, you wouldn't have to sign a contract And I think I represent a woman Even well into her 70s, she was restless with energy, rising at dawn and going to bed at 7 p Vivendi entertainment properties include the Universal film and TV studios, the USA and Sci Fi cable TV networks and Universal theme parks agreed Tuesday to enter exclusive negotiations to merge Vivendi's U S entertainment assets and GE's NBC division, the French media and utilities conglomerate said The decision to go with GE followed months of negotiations and efforts by Vivendi to find a partner for its glamorous entertainment assets Vivendi said the company that would be formed if a final deal is reached would be 80 percent owned by Fairfield, Conn Vivendi, GE Discuss Entertainment Merger Sep 2, 11:46 AM EST Vivendi Universal SA and General Electric Co -based GE and 20 percent by Vivendi It would have revenues of $13 billion in 2003, Vivendi said in a statement |
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