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Katharine Hepburn on theatre with Elliott Nugent in Phillip Barry’s Without Love, 1942 I 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 read more

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

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Charles James, 1950s, The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Source: omgthatdress, 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 f read more

[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.] 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 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 teamwor 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 THIS 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 read more

the-mistresses-of-oldhollywood: Katharine Hepburn in Hollywood Canteen, 1942. ps:didn’t know she had participated! You can’t quite make it out here, but she’s wearing Howard’s [of the Hughes variety] brooch. Because that’s not at all awkward. So read more

bonaventurer: Portrait of Katharine Hepburn, 1935 CECIL BEATON Watercolor and graphite on paper laid on board24 x 19.5 in. Just a quick tidbit: WOMAN OF THE YEAR wasn’t the first film to feature a portrait of Miss Hepburn. That title belongs to BRINGING UP BABY, read more

35mm slides taken on location for SUMMERTIME (1955). read more

theartinyourself: Morley Safer interviews Katharine Hepburn for 60 Minutes, January 14, 1979. I love her expression when he asks her what she would have done had she not been an actress: ”I never thought…. I would have tormented some man, I suppose, and had about eight children an read more

The Miami News - Feb. 26th, 1957 Fine Fettle (adj.) - Being in good shape or humour; to be prepared for anything. Origin: This phrase goes back to the old English fetel or girdle and links in with the biblical concept of preparation [OH FUCK PREPARATION FOR WHAT, WAIT DO read more

“Well, my first job. The Knopf Stock Company had suddenly decided to try a New York production, with Kenneth MacKenna, of The Big Pond, a play which they had tried out with some success in Baltimore. They had sent for me to be the understudy to the leading lady. N read more

“I can remember my first meeting with David,” says Hepburn. “I went over to London, I met him, and I thought, ‘Oh, you’re a charming man.’ Then I met his wife, who was Ann Todd, and I could see that Ann Todd quickly asked me to tea, to see whether I would fall in lo read more

Katharine Hepburn tickles the ivories on the set of STATE OF THE UNION (1948).  read more