Katharine Hepburn (1907-2003) (Stated First Edition/Stated First Print - F/VF with F/VF DJ)

by Barbara Leaming

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Crown, New York NY (1995) HC w/ DJ, Stated First Edition/Stated First Print (Copyright page number series reads: 1-10, next line reads: First American Edition, Copyright page Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data numbers read: PN2287.H45L43 1995 791.43'028'092---dc20 [B] 94-46303 CIP, DJ back inner flap reads: Crown Publishers Inc New York 4/95), 8vo, 549 pages including 'Index' with unnumbered fore pages for "Illustrations' and 'Family Tree'; Book: F/VF, clean, tight and sound, near as new, appears a once read or an unread, light burnish to bottom edges of spine and spine-turns not severe, minor edge-bump to top edge at spine and spine-turn not severe, otherwise nothing derogatory of note, beige boards with white cloth spine and spine-turns, bright gilt embossed lettering to spine; Pages: F/VF, clean, white and secure, nothing derogatory of note; DJ: F/VF, clean and bright, some minor vertical line burnish to white-colored back of DJ, elsewise nothing derogatory of note, not clipped, price still showing on front inner flap (not a remainder/not a book club ed./not a Library ed.). Synopsis: At last, the definitive biography of Katharine Hepburn --- the story she herself has never told. Hollywood has produced many stars, but none compares to Hepburn. A celebrated actress, a brilliant personality, a true original. Countless men have fallen in love with her, multitudes of women have admired her, yet perhaps but a handful of people have ever known the real Hepburn. What drove Hepburn? Why was sage so loved? How could such a fiercely independent woman given up her life to just one man -- Spencer Tracy -- to the point of curling up on the floor outside his hotel room while he drank himself into unconsciousness behind a locked door? Barbara Leaming has discovered thousands of never-before-seen documents that finally illuminate the mystery of this enigmatic, fascinating woman. Growing up in a family shadowed by suicide and madness, young Kate Hepburn was unaware of her family's tragic history until the day -- she was 13 -- she discovered her brother hanging dead in the attic. His death, and the heritage that might have helped explain it, was never talked of, leaving Kate with unresolved questions that haunted her for life. Based on letters by Hepburn, friends, family, as well as in-person interviews with Hepburn by Leaming, this biography is as vivid and compelling as any novel. It is a love story --- though not one you'd expect. It is also a family story that brings alive 3 generations of fearless women, personal and political crusaders who shaped the women of the 20th century and beyond. When you've read this book, you'll know Kate Hepburn as intimately as a close friend. This was Barbara Leaming's 5th work.