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romyschneiders:Katharine Hepburn by Everett Raymond Kinstler

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Katharine Hepburn, on a day off from shooting SUMMERTIME, tours the city of Venice. Photograph by Jack Hildyard, 1955.

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adefaultsmile:Katharine Hepburn’s only Academy Awards appearance - 1974 [x]Aha! But the caption is only TECHNICALLY true.In fact, this wasn’t even her first “appearance” at the famous award ceremony. It was the 1967 Oscar program, the 40th Anniversary of the series, and read more

Special thanks to SAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMY, wherever you are.

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kylarose:Katharine Hepburn, 1930sNo information was given for this picture; does anyone know what it is from?This is a pub. still for the 1933 film, MORNING GLORY, depicting Kate dressed as Shakespeare’s Juliet. Hepburn never played Juliet in any production that has been recorded (discounting read more

Happy Halloween, ya’ll.SUDDENLY, LAST SUMMER (1959) is the closest Katharine Hepburn ever came to a horror film, for Bette Davis she is not. (No, no, that wasn’t a thinly veiled insult – to either actress – but I’m personally grateful Heppy never followed her contempora read more

“Oh–one terrible thing happened there. I had been in all afternoon. It was cold. I’d been burning a fire. Luddy usually got home at about five-thirty. I went in to take a tub—I heard Luddy come in. "Hi!—hi!”All of a sudden I heard: “Kate! Kate! Come here!&rd read more

~KHH~ Presents: The First Annual Fanvid Corner. (Or, Every Week I Post A Youtube Fanvid That Particularly Tickles My Fancy For One Reason Or Another.)First up is this creation by some person who forgot Tracy Lord and Macaulay Conner’s first names, but remembered by the time he/she uploaded the read more

sequinissues:Perfect human being.Forreals. Phyllis Wilbourn is the most perfect of the beings.(via sequinissues)

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bon-aventures:Ludlow ‘Luddy’ Ogden Smith [Katharine Hepburn’s only husband.]I guess it’s “People Without Whom Kate Might As Well Have Been A Bag Lady, Oh Wai-” Day on this here blog.Also, remember that time Luddy caught on fire?Above: snippet from the New Yor read more

And now: a word from Katharine Hepburn.Clip from the 3-minute short, AMERICAN CREED (1946), in support of “The American Brotherhood of Christians and Jews.” For further information, see here.(Source: producerslibrary.com)

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LOOK AT THIS ATTRACTIVE USERPIC IN ITS ORIGINAL FORM.Specifics like context, location and the date are not relevant to this blog.…but i think this was in london for the TAQ conference…? i don’t even fucking know, it’s hard to date candids of her because read more

telegramsfromlastcentury:Katharine Hepburn sent this congratulatory telegram to the Krim Brothers on October 3rd, 1935, after the opening of their theater.Transcript                          WUX  LOSANGELES CALIF OCT 3 1 read more

margaretperrykh:Katharine Hepburn as Lutie Brewton in Elia Kazan’s SEA OF GRASS (1947).And PHYSICALLY in a design by Walter Plunkett.Is anyone else noticing the ’S.T.’ emblazoned on the backside of that actor’s chair, or is it just me? And I think that’s his bent-over a read more

This person was constantly being arrested and/or fined, I swear. Deservedly. What a hothead.Says another rag:Private Joseph J. Shannon of Delaware state police this week arrested famed temperamental cinemactress Katharine Hepburn on failing to have automobile driver’s license, took her to offi read more

A habit she picked up from Connie Collier, undoubtedly.(Did I just refer to Constance as “Connie”? Yes, yes I did.)(via iolanis)

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And here we have a paparazzi shot of Katharine ‘LOL SRY I DON’T ATTEND MOVIE PREMIERES; I FAINT AND DIE’ Hepburn… attending a movie premiere. GUNGA DIN (1939), January 26th, Radio City Music Hall.Note: Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (the star of the picture) is in the rear, and so ar read more

People keep yelling about a debate of some sort, tonight? I’ve really no idea, as TCM will be marathon-ing these peeps – shown here, observing their civic duties – starting at 8pm!WATCH. BE AN AMERICAN.

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Candid on the set of ADAM’S RIB (1949). She’s not talking to anybody—this is a Metro “inside-joke” amongst stars on the set. Pick up a phone (usually disconnected); make like you’re in the midst of a very important biz discussion. Kate played it to the hilt on sev read more

victoriafication:A display of Katharine Hepburn’s pants as part of “Katharine Hepburn: Dressed for Stage and Screen” at the Performing Arts Library in NYC. (via greenkneehighs)

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