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Kate Remembered

by A. Scott Berg

ISBN: 0399151648
ISBN-13: 9780399151644
Format: Hardcover

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Published within days of her death at 96, this life of Katharine Hepburn is able to take her to her final hours, following her career from her aristocratic, fresh-faced, and slightly audacious youth to her extreme old age. A. Scott Berg knew Hepburn for the last 20 years of her life, and his book is not only the biography of a beloved actress but a tribute to a dear friend-a friend to whom she told the truth about her life, including her great loves and pet hates, with an eye to its eventual publication.

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"From the start, Berg's book is a paean of praise and love...." -- Robert Gottlieb

-- New York Times Book Review

Bibliographic Details

Publisher: Putnam Pub Group
Published date: 2003
Size: 6 x 8.75 inches
Weight: 1.4 pounds
Pages: 370

Publisher's Notes

Recounts the remarkable life of leading lady Katharine Hepburn, presenting a portrait of the four-time Academy Award winner through her intimate conversations and private reflections on love, family, friendship, and show business.

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Paperback Reprint - Berkley Pub Group (2004) - from $1.00

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