KATHARINE HEPBURN : The Untold Story - Hardcover

James Robert Parish

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 155583891X ISBN 13: 9781555838911

Publisher: ALYSON PUBLICATIONS, 2005

Synopsis

During the life of this star of the screen and icon to thousands, one subject remained taboo despite her well-known forthrightness and often painful honesty. Was Katherine Hepburn a lesbian? This biography directly addresses and documents the numerous accounts of Hepburn's lesbian affairs, including her relationships with Laura Harding, Jane Loring, Elissa Landi, Phyllis Wilbourn and others. In addition it provides a re-examination of the star's noted 'love affair' with Howard Hughes and her relationship with Spencer Tracy. Truly eye-opening.

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Synopsis:

An in-depth look behind the carefully constructed image of this Hollywood icon. In her remarkable 62-year career, Katharine Hepburn starred in over 40 films, appeared in over 10 Broadway plays and was nominated for 12 Academy Awards, winning four. Her romance with Spencer Tracy is also one of Hollywood's most infamous. In her life, Hepburn was an icon of feminism and forthrightness. As an artist she was a treasure of the screen. Even her death in 2003 did little to dampen interest in her. But one topic remained taboo - her lesbianism. This biography directly addresses the numerous accounts of Hepburn's lesbian love affairs, including her relationships with Laura Harding, Jane Loring, Elissa Landi, Irene Mayer Selznick and Phyllis Wilbourn. In addition, this biography provides an eye-opening re-examination of her noted love affair with Howard Hughes. Extensive research and interviews with numerous friends, journalists and acquaintances separate fact from fiction to reveal the real, sometimes conflicted, always complicated and constantly amazing woman behind the painstakingly self-crafted image.

About this edition

• Publisher: ALYSON PUBLICATIONS
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 155583891X
• ISBN 13: 9781555838911
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 368