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Feminist Star Personas of Classic Hollywood (other than Katharine Hepburn)
The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on Jul 14, 2012
Feminist Star Personas of Classic Hollywood (other than Katharine Hepburn)
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Barbara Stanwyck,
Bette Davis,
contest,
Diana Rigg,
Feminism,
Ginger Rogers,
Judy Garland,
Julie Andrews,
Lucille Ball,
Mae West,
Mary Wickes,
Myrna Loy,
Persona/Star Text,
Rosalind Russell,
Shirley Temple Black read more
Poll: Which of her many Oscar nominations should Katharine Hepburn have won?
The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on Jul 10, 2012
Poll: Which of her many Oscar nominations should Katharine Hepburn have won?
portrait of Katharine Hepburn and her four Oscar statuettes
Katharine Hepburn was nominated for the Academy Award for Actress in a Leading Role 12 times, a record that has only been beaten in recent years by Meryl S read more
Poll: Which of her many Oscar nominations should Katharine Hepburn have won?
The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on Jul 10, 2012
Poll: Which of her many Oscar nominations should Katharine Hepburn have won?
Labels:
Alice Adams (1935),
Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962),
Oscars,
Suddenly Last Summer (1959),
Summertime (1955),
The African Queen (1951),
The Philadelphia Story (1940),
Woman of the Year (1942) read more
The Most Radically Feminist Films of Katharine Hepburn (1)
The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on Jun 12, 2012
The Most Radically Feminist Films of Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn has been called a feminist film persona and a 20th century feminist icon, but few have really delved into the sources and manifestations of the term “feminist” as it relates to this great star. Is she calle read more
The Most Radically Feminist Films of Katharine Hepburn
The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on Jun 12, 2012
The Most Radically Feminist Films of Katharine Hepburn
Labels:
Adam's Rib (1949),
Bryn Mawr,
Communities of Women,
Desk Set (1957),
Feminism,
Katharine Houghton Hepburn,
Little Women (1934),
Stage Door (1937),
The Lion in Winter (1968),
Woman of the Year (1942)
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The Most Radically Feminist Films of Katharine Hepburn (2)
Margaret Perry Posted by MargaretPerry on Jun 12, 2012
Katharine Hepburn has been called a feminist film persona and a 20th century feminist icon, but few have really delved into the sources and manifestations of the term “feminist” as it relates to this great star. Is she called a feminist because she insisted on wearing pants in a time when most read more
At The Beach: KATHARINE HEPBURN
All Good Things Posted by monty on Jun 10, 2012
Which way to the beach? read more
Poll: What's your favorite Katharine Hepburn Oscar win?
The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on Jun 2, 2012
Poll: What's your favorite Katharine Hepburn Oscar win?
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Poll: What's your favorite Katharine Hepburn Oscar win?
The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on Jun 2, 2012
Poll: What's your favorite Katharine Hepburn Oscar win?
Labels:
Academy Awards,
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967),
Morning Glory (1933),
On Golden Pond (1981),
polls,
The Lion in Winter (1968)
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Poll: What's your favorite Katharine Hepburn classic?
The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on May 30, 2012
Poll: What's your favorite Katharine Hepburn classic?
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Poll: What's your favorite Katharine Hepburn classic?
The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on May 30, 2012
Poll: What's your favorite Katharine Hepburn classic?
Labels:
Bringing Up Baby (1938),
Little Women (1934),
polls,
The African Queen (1951),
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
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Communities of Women: Katharine Hepburn Passes the Bechdel Test (1)
The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on May 24, 2012
Communities of Women: Katharine Hepburn Passes the Bechdel Test
The cast of The Women with director George Cukor
The Bechdel Test had a significant impact on helping film viewers become aware of the lack of realistic female relationships on screen. It points out that not only are individu read more
Communities of Women: Katharine Hepburn Passes the Bechdel Test
The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on May 24, 2012
Communities of Women: Katharine Hepburn Passes the Bechdel Test
Labels:
Andrew Britton,
Bechdel Test,
Communities of Women,
Desk Set (1957),
Little Women (1934),
Stage Door (1937),
Susan Ware,
The Women (1939)
The cast of The Women with director George Cukor
The Bechdel Te read more
Communities of Women: Katharine Hepburn Passes the Bechdel Test (2)
Margaret Perry Posted by MargaretPerry on May 24, 2012
"I took a script to Spencer Tracy. I had gotten a ten-minute lecture about how I was supposed to go around the back to the gardener’s shack and leave it with him. Well, I screwed up and knocked on the front door. Then I saw Katharine Hepburn through the window, doing the dishes. I thought, Oh, gosh, I’m getting fired. They really l
Please Go Away: A Katharine Hepburn Blog Posted by Amber S. on May 22, 2012
William Morris agent Larry Fitzgerald, from an interview in David Rensin’s The Mailroom: Hollywood History from the Bottom Up (via lynnelemon)(via noyoudontoprah-deactivated20130) read more
Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, and Lauren Bacall on the set of “The African Queen” (1951)
Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on Mar 25, 2012
On the set of “The African Queen” (1951)
“The African Queen” is a 1951 adventure drama film adapted from the 1935 novel of the same name by C. S. Forester. The film was directed by John Huston and produced by Sam Spiegel and John Woolf. The screenplay was adapted by James read more
Homer Simpson: Katharine Hepburn Fan
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Feb 20, 2012
In Simpsons episode 1F02, “Homer Goes to College,” Homer is found to be grossly under-qualified for his job and is ordered to go to college and pass Nuclear Physics 101. In this scene, Lisa tries to help Homer fill out his college applications: Lisa: “Dad, don’t let these read more
Cinema Style File--Holidays with Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy in 1957's DESK SET
GlamAmor Posted by on Dec 21, 2011
Though it was given a less than festive-sounding name, Walter Lang's Desk Set is one of my favorite holiday films. It takes place in December 1957 at the fictional Federal Broadcasting Company (FBC), surely only a slight cover for the real National Broadcasting Company (NBC). Based read more
Katharine Hepburn
Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on Nov 30, 2011
Throughout her 66-year career, Katharine Hepburn appeared in 44 feature films, eight television movies and 33 plays. In a career that spanned 62 years as a leading lady, Hepburn was best known for playing strong-willed, sophisticated women in both dramas and comedies. She is the winner of a record read more
Stage Door: Ginger Rogers and Katharine Hepburn
Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on Aug 14, 2011
Jean Maitland (Ginger Rogers): “We started off on the wrong foot. Let’s stay that way.”
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“Stage Door” (1937 – RKO), adapted from the play by the same name, tells the story of several would-be actresses who live together in a boarding house at 158 West 58th S read more