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Awkward elegance. 1928, understudy to Hope Williams in Holiday, on Broadway.Of course, these both belong to the Vandamm theatrical collection at the NYPL. You can browse through more of its images: here.(via youregonnalovetomorrow-deactiva)

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BRINGING UP BABY (1938), publicity.

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“Bob Hop.”

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Telegram from Spencer Tracy to Katharine Hepburn, on the eve of her opening in Shaw’s The Millionairess in London. 1952. read more

lauracatherine22:i like her bathrobe.Favorite item of clothing in the history of cinema.(via lcs22-deactivated20140412)

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Photo courtesy of Sotheby’s.I’m serious, this is our favorite costume design for any character ever committed to celluloid. For a solid year there, all we did was buy clothing in this pattern.Naturally, you can imagine how elated we were when these went for sale at Wal*Mart.

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“Hepburn Takes Tea.” On location for LOVE AMONG THE RUINS. From TIME, July 1, 1974. read more

Pass the aloe; army ant bites itch like a bitch (who itches)! Shown here, scratching her battle wounds aboard one of the Queen’s mock-ups, 1951.“I was standing inside my hut talking to Tahili [Bakumba]–trying to explain in French what had happened [the African Queen had sunk, the d read more

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Emily Toricha’s presence in this photo is so awkward. It’s like she tracked down the photographer five minutes prior and was all, “Okay, so I’m going to stand behind her and the second it appears that she might be engaged in a conversation with me, YOU SNAP THAT SHUTTER AND R read more

survivethatcarpet:Katharine Hepburn… I don’t know what.I just fell off my bed.You’d think there would be some context to this. Truth is, when the subject is Kate, the context is there IS NO context.(No, really tho, what is this? Why is this?)

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I’m sure I’m breaking at least three Tumblr Rules™ by posting a low-quality image I jacked from eBay 7 years ago – or, for acknowledging the fact that said jacking actually happened. It is much to my chagrin that I inform you that these rare images did not magically materiali read more

Pictured: Top, The throne used in the 1960 production of “Antony and Cleopatra,” designed by Rouben Ter-Arutunian; Bottom-left, A letter to Katharine Hepburn from John Houseman after the actress starred in his production of “Much Ado About Nothing.” For your conveni read more

Katharine Hepburn IS Jack’s beanstalk.Ca. very early 40s.

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1969.

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Cap from LAURA LANSING SLEPT HERE (1988). Hepburn was 81, here.

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Katharine Hepburn, 1948. read more

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What have I become.

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