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The Woman Who Was Hepburn
Henry Holt
October 2006
On Sale: October 3, 2006
656 pages
ISBN: 0805076255
EAN: 9780805076257
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Non-Fiction Biography
Onscreen she played society girls, Spencer Tracys
sidekick, lionesses in winter. But the best character
Katharine Hepburn ever created was Katharine Hepburn: a
Connecticut Yankee, outspoken and elegant, she wore pants
whatever the occasion and bristled at Hollywood glitter. So
captivating was her image that she never seemed less than
authentic. But how well did we know her, really? Was there a
woman behind the image who was more human, more driven, and
ultimately more triumphant because of her vulnerability?
William J. Mann -- a cultural historian and journalist, a
sympathetic admirer but no mere fan -- has fashioned an
intimate, often revisionist, and truly unique close-up that
challenges much of what we think we know about the Great
Kate. Previous biographies -- mostly products of friends and
fans -- have recycled the stories she hid behind, taking
Hollywood myths at face value. Mann goes deeper, delivering
new details from friends and family who have not been
previously interviewed and drawing on materials only
available since Hepburns death. With affection,
intelligence, and a voluminous knowledge of Hollywood
history, Mann shows us how a woman originally considered too
special and controversial for fame learned the fine arts of
movie stardom and transformed herself into an icon as
durable and all-American as the Statue of Liberty.
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