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There were real stars in those days, and real characters Her second movie career was launched Hepburn Devoted Her Life to Her Art Jun 30, 2:14 AM EST Katharine Hepburn was an opinionated, outspoken, miraculously talented Connecticut Yankee who was intensely devoted to her profession and to the great love of her life â€â€? Spencer Tracy " After a few of her later films failed to attract a wide audience, she was dubbed "box-office poison" by a theater chain owner When Kanin chided him about his lack of chivalry, Tracy snapped, "This is a movie, chowderhead, not a lifeboat I'll miss him every day of my life " During their eight movies together, Tracy was always billed first No affectations, not a selfish bone in his body We were expected to be a bit wayward, and that added to the aura But in the period before tabloids exploited the lives of celebrities, the press respected the privacy of the two great actors The Tracy-Hepburn connection was widely known in Hollywood His turmoil led him to binges on alcohol "I must say that we had a great era in films "This is considered `fun fare The combination clicked, both on screen and off It's boring, simply boring I must say that I think they and we had something actors lack today: vitality Only after Tracy died in 1967 did the liaison become widely known Her movie career seemed destroyed Their longtime friend, Garson Kanin, wrote a book, "Tracy and Hepburn," in which she was quoted: "Spence was the only pure person I ever met in all my life " She made a deal to star in the film version and signed a contract with MGM "There were great stars in the group before me, too She became a major star in the 1930s, winning the first of her four Oscars with her third film, "Morning Glory He and Treadwell were Catholics, and divorce was out of the question I couldn't care less about Jack Nicholson's impotence, which apparently is the theme of the picture " She added: "Even if I were sweet 16, I wouldn't strip " On another occasion, also in the mid-1970s, she inveighed against increasing nudity on the screen Abnormal freaks are a bore to me " She declared it was a picture about lust: "Two dull, self-centered men and their problems She didn't much enjoy talking to the press and consented to interviews mostly to bring attention to one of her films She returned to Broadway and sagaciously waived a salary for a share of the profits and the movie rights of "The Philadelphia Story She was a joy to interview, always bristling with ideas, some outrageous, some cogent Everything seemed important to us, and we worked like dogs at our jobs He took his work seriously â€â€? never himself â€â€? and such a good, clean brain After "The Philadelphia Story," Hepburn appeared in her first film with Spencer Tracy I would have laughed if anyone proposed it; to me, that would be hilariously funny Not for 20 million dollars would I take off my clothes in public She became lover, psychiatrist and nurse to the troubled actor, who felt guilty about his failed marriage to retired actress Louise Treadwell and his relationship with Hepburn In 1962, she reflected on the golden movie era of which she was an integral part " â€â€?â€â€?â€â€? EDITOR'S NOTE: Bob Thomas has been covering Hollywood for The Associated Press since 1943 ' `Ain't it a scream?' Well, it's not a scream During one 1976 interview, meant to promote her new movie "Trojan Women," she branched off into a jeremiad about another new one, "Carnal Knowledge " In the end, Hepburn retired to her beloved Connecticut, where she died Sunday " Hepburn was indomitable " The British-born actress had never visited Pueblo before and laughed as she said the trip brought her the closest she'd ever been to Dr The issue is personal for Seymour, whose mother survived a concentration camp "How wonderful it would be if we could teach our children that we have to find a way to live with one another "I think probably what I've realized is the privilege that I have in having a voice," said the actress, who speaks against hate around the world "Yes, our family definitely is a success story in terms of balance and tolerance," she said "I was trying to figure out if we pulled it off," she said Quinn's fictional home in Colorado Quinn's Fictional Home Jun 18, 7:12 AM EST Until this week, Jane Seymour hadn't seen the inspiration for the setting of "Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman Seymour said she tried to assess whether the TV set matched the real thing as she arrived in southern Colorado on Wednesday The 53-year-old won a Golden Globe for the show, which ran from 1993-98, but she downplays such awards in favor of her work with humanitarian organizations " As the mother of six children from several marriages, Seymour chuckled at the suggestion she might have started those lessons at home Seymour Visits Dr "I think we did!" Seymour gave the keynote address at the YWCA's third annual Tribute to Women awards dinner "My great desire is that there would be no more religious wars," she said EST, with additional reports during breaking news events, as well as sportscasts, features and entertainment feeds Westwood One broadcasts news, sports, music, talk, entertainment programs and other features and formats to more than 7,500 radio stations Westwood also has programming deals with other networks, including CNN, CBS, VH1 and MTV and 10 p m Although it started as a radio broadcaster, NBC exited the radio business in 1987 m The companies said Tuesday that the one-minute reports will be fed hourly each weekday between 6 a , which is owned by Viacom Inc NBC, owned by General Electric, provides news by network television, cable and Internet operations The updates, which begin on March 31, will be available to Westwood One's more than 7,500 affiliates, although not all are expected to carry the service NBC News and Westwood One Team Up Feb 27, 8:55 AM EST NBC News and Westwood One are teaming up to produce NBC News Radio, hourly news updates that feature NBC and MSNBC journalists including Tom Brokaw, Brian Williams and John Seigenthaler The company is managed by Infinity Broadcasting Corp |
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