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corleone-family:Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy in Keeper of the Flame (1942)Hahaha, he had to be dragged – literally, Kate fucking dragged him – kicking and screaming to this photo shoot. He looks so disgruntled in all of these portraits, it’s hysterical. Chin up, dude! Take a read more

Anonymous asked: Do you know the reasons behind any of the nicknames Spence had for Kate?I should think that most of them are/were pretty self-explanatory?From Kanin’s book:“Spencer Tracy usually called her Kathy; occasionally Kath, and sometimes Flora Finch; Olive Oyle; Laura La Plante; read more

We have gotten into a terrible situation in the world today where the law is representing entirely the moron, the worthy person who’s sort of hewed the line and dug the potato patch and planted the potatoes and kept the thing going is absolutely disregarded because they say, ‘T read more

A 1922 photo of Kate, age 14, published in The Hartford Daily Times on August 18th, 1923, upon her taking first place in a golf tournament at Fenwick. read more

filmefatale replied to your post: i love your tags most of all, scarecrow.Why are you the way you are, Tumblr. Why. SO, LIKE, TAGS DON’T WORK ON ASKS ANYMORE? OR IS THIS JUST MY WHACK-ASS LAYOUT? FUUUU, I LIKED THIS LAYOUT! IT WAS ALL RED AND WHITE AND SIMPLE AND KATE-LIKE AND NOW EVERYTHING I read more

Anonymous asked: The word is "independence" I'm told by an expert.Oh? Thanks, “expert”!

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In HOLIDAY (1938), photographed by A.L. “Whitey” Schafer.(via )

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Anonymous asked: Hi! I just found out that Kate and Greta Garbo wanted to do a movie together. W-what? I have a lump in my throat. And it hurts. (Your blog makes my day everyday, by the way.)Hi, back at'cha!Is said lump a metaphorical lament of what might’ve been, or should we be initiating a read more

Anonymous asked: HI :) there was a candid GIF with Katharine Hepburn diving into some water, it had like 40,000 notes last time i saw it. I can't find it anywhere now :( Do you have any idea where it is? If you could post a link or something that would be great! Thanks!Not supplying a read more

Anonymous asked: If you could,please post more Kate/Cary related things. Thank you!Well, Greyface, I’d love to fill your order, but, you see, I’m quite unaware’s of what you’ve read/haven’t read. And, because your mailbox is P.O. Box Nowhere, you’ve, in t read more

Anonymous asked: Oh Amber, that video is soooo embarrassing. Please don't judge Australians on these idiots from Queensland (who live close to the equator and are therefore affected by the sun). RosieThere you are!! Glad you found the asylum! No judgements of any variety from this he read more

somebodywantedbutso asked: You had me laughing until 3 am last night with your comments and tags. Thanks for maintaining such an informative, entertaining blog!Aw, thanks, boo!! I should say here that this place won’t be much of anything for the following few months, as class has star read more

fyeahkatehepburn:“Katharine Hepburn’s sets may be barred to most visitors–but not to Ginger Rogers [So’s she can dump a bucket of water on her?], Jane Loring (center) and little Juanita Quigley, who is gazing with open admiration at the dynamic Kate.”–Movie-Radio read more

Ideas shoot from Katharine Hepburn like sparks flying from a grinding wheel. So when she is talking it’s best merely to sit back and listen.That Hepburn wanted to talk was not unusual. That she would talk for publication was extraordinary, since she has been elusive to reporters in r read more

Anonymous asked: WHY - WHY ON EARTH - is kate hiding her neck in all her movies that she made after the 40's?!Because… she… didn’t like her neck? Jeanette MacDonald hated her wittle, itty-bitty size 3 1/2 feet. Claudette Colbert hated the right side of her face. We all have read more

Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant in HOLIDAY. Photograph by A. L. Schafer (Columbia, 1938).Anyone worth their salt should be familiar with Cary Grant’s “slip of a woman” quote RE: Katharine Hepburn, which you can see going around the blog-o-sphere, from time to time. What most don&r read more

At her press conference in Melbourne last night Miss Hepburn looked exactly as one had been led to expect. With a beige slack suit – of mannish cut – she wore a white cotton high-necked jumper; no make-up, except a clear red lipstick; her hair piled, somewhat haphazardly, on the top of h read more

noyoudontoprah replied: LOL, you freak. These are her baby hair clippings. Allow me to school your ass in the fine art of one-uppment, my good man. ;-*

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WHO PUT VOODOO ON FUCKTHEROOTS? KAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATE.

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BUT I MADE YOU A PRIZE!!!1

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