WOMAN of the YEAR

Along our Kate adventure thus far, we have explored her upbringing, her early start on the stage, her romances that eschewed marriage, her ups-and-downs in Hollywood in the 1930s, and now we have arrived at her WW2 era films. And more precisely, this is the origin of the ‘Kate and Spence’ era. As we discussed with THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (1940), the early 1940s represented her … Continue reading WOMAN of the YEAR

KATHARINE HEPBURN, a Film Study

Of all the Golden era Hollywood movie stars, it’s impossible not to think immediately of Katharine Hepburn. Her on-screen career spanned decades. The public has been fascinated with her from the very beginning. Truthfully, we still are.  A strong-willed and fiercely independent person, she became a feminist icon. It was in her DNA. She grew up in Connecticut to upper class parents- her father Dr. … Continue reading KATHARINE HEPBURN, a Film Study