Birth: May 12 th, 1907
Death: June 29th, 2003
Sisters: Peg and Marianne Hepburn.
Brothers: Tom, Robert and Richard Hepburn.
Husband: Ludlow Ogden Smith, or Ogden Ludlow; married in 1928, divorced in 1934.
Relationship(s): Leland Hayward, Howard Hughes, Spencer Tracy.
Education: Hartford School for Girls in Hartford, Connecticut. Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.
Who was Katharine Hepburn?
Four-time academy award winning American star of film, television and stage, widely recognized for her sharp wit and independence. She was also known for her strong characters on the screen, in a time (1940’s) when women in movies usually were presented as the weaker sex. She has won “Best Actress” Oscar-prize four times, and has been nominated eleven times. Only Meryl Streep holds the record for most overall acting nominations with fourteen.