Review
"There are women and there are women-and then there is Kate. There are actresses and actresses-then there is Hepburn." --Frank Capra



Review
"There are women and there are women-and then there is Kate. There are actresses and actresses-then there is Hepburn." --Frank Capra



Review
"Whereas Berg admits in his introduction that he has not written an objective biography, Edwards' book may be the most definitive source for readers who want to read more than Hepburn wanted them to know." --PW Daily



Book Description
Katharine Hepburn: grande dame of American actresses, fierce individualist, and living legend. Nominated for 12 Academy Awards and winner of four, Hepburn achieved stardom against formidable odds. The woman behind the legend emerges in this sympathetic yet clear-eyed portrait of her exceptional life and loves--now updated with an epilogue that brings Hepburn's story up to date. Filled with accounts of her relationships with Spencer Tracy, Howard Hughes, and many others, here is the fascinating story of a determined and invincible woman. From her ferociously guarded private life to Broadway's lights and Hollywood's Golden Age, Katharine Hepburn reveals a star whose courage and magnetism knew no bounds.



About the Author
Anne Edwards is the author of biographies of Barbra Streisand, Vivien Leigh, and Margaret Mitchell. She is a past president of the Author's Guild and lives in Connecticut.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Katharine Hepburn: grande dame of American actresses, fierce individualist, and living legend. Nominated for 12 Academy Awards and winner of four, Hepburn achieved stardom against formidable odds. The woman behind the legend emerges in this sympathetic yet clear-eyed portrait of her exceptional life and loves--now updated with an epilogue that brings Hepburn's story up to date. Filled with accounts of her relationships with Spencer Tracy, Howard Hughes, and many others, here is the fascinating story of a determined and invincible woman. From her ferociously guarded private life to Broadway's lights and Hollywood's Golden Age, Katharine Hepburn reveals a star whose courage and magnetism knew no bounds.

SYNOPSIS

Anne Edwards, the superbly gifted biographer whose previous best-sellers include Vivien Leigh and Judy Garland, has returned to the glamorous settings of those books in another sympathetic yet clear-eyed portrait that gets to the heart of her subject.

FROM THE CRITICS

P.W. Daily