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garbos:Spencer Tracy and his friend, the screenwriter Garson Kanin dined with an unnamed playwright, who wanted to cast Spencer Tracy & Katharine Hepburn in a play. Who’d get the bigger part was called to attention: “Well,” said the celebrated playwright, “we all know tha read more

ALBUM: Things That Never Actually Happened Why Are You Re-Blogging This TRACK: Oscar Speech Katharine Hepburn’s Academy Award® acceptance speech.THIS IS HOW IT’S DONE, PEOPLE.

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Katharine Hepburn had the digits of an extraterrestrial. I wouldn’t be surprised if Spielberg had BRINGING UP BABY in mind, while penning his famous script. Someone check its IMDb Trivia Page, will ya’?1938, ovbs.

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msteketee:Four rear-view Oscars and one extraordinary life. For Katharine Hepburn —12 nominations and 4 wins — R-L, Morning Glory (1934), Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1968), The Lion in Winter (1969), On Golden Pond (1982). Photo by Martha Wade Steketee, snappe read more

itsbettebitch:bonaventurer:survivethatcarpet:Katharine Hepburn off on a picnic in 1967“Spencer said once they were out in the countryside on a picnic. Beautiful lawn, rolling hills, but there was a wire fence. So Kate got some wire cutters and cut the wire. Somebody said it was Winston Churchi read more

survivethatcarpet:Kate stealing a motorbike with Phil Silvers in 1963Alas, the best part of this photograph!“Dear Ruth and Gar,For heaven sakes, don’t tell Spence!Love,Phil Silvers”

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Or, some exuberant new fan posts sumthin’ like this.(via sollochs)

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hollywoodhepcat:Oh, hey.This probably belongs here, too.

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cinemamour:Katharine Hepburn on theatre with Elliott Nugent in Phillip Barry’s Without Love, 1942I love these publicity stills, because it’s almost as if you can SEE her soul leaving her body, all in silver gelatine. (In fact, that’s why her eyes are skewed off-camera: she&rsq read more

fuckyesoldhollywood:Katharine Hepburn and Clark Gable.I’m really only re-blogging this for the ADAM’S RIB pumps.(via boybarrett-deactivated20211126)

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Charles James, 1950s, The Metropolitan Museum of Art(via noracharles-deactivated20120419)

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nerweniel:Proof that Katharine Hepburn pretty much launched the idea of ‘WHAT IS THIS I DON’T EVEN’.Oh yeah, for the record: K. H. doesn’t care either.

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I like to ride my bicycle, I like to ride my bike.Katharine Hepburn on the streets of Brisbane, 1955.

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avaritagrace:Katharine Hepburn & Humphrey Bogart on location to film The African Queen (1951).I really appreciate people who understand that “on set” and “on location” are two very separate things. THE AFRICAN QUEEN’s cast and crew filmed about 80% in the backwaters read more

ALBUM:  TRACK:  At His Majesty’s Theatre in Montreal in the fouth Victory Star Show on CBC Radio, broadcast May 3, 1944 Katharine Hepburn describes the naval career of Leading Seaman Wilfred Greenwood, 22, of Goderich, Ontario. After joining the Royal Canadian Navy i read more

Katharine Hepburn, 1951.Luminous. Genuine. Herself.

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TIDAL WAVE HAIR.

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Letters sent between Joan Crawford and Katharine Hepburn, on the occasion of Kate’s 1975 Emmy Award win for LOVE AMONG THE RUINS.My very dear Kate, How wonderful to receive your lovely warm letter. I was so overjoyed with the three of you winning, because if ever I saw teamwork, “Lo read more

hollywoodhepcat:“Her foot totally looks like Jesus’ feet in stained glass windows. Like, ‘Stations of the Cross’ Jesus.” —Katie, on this portrait.Yeah, so remember that costume test for Undercurrent I posted last night? YOU’RE LOOKING AT… WHATEVER THI read more

theartinyourself:After Miss Hepburn gave up the small house she rented with Spencer Tracy on George Cukor’s estate and Cukor had died, we inherited Margaret, the cook who had worked for them both. Margaret was reticent to discuss her former bosses and we were careful not to express too much in read more