Description: See photos for condition. Will combine shipping on multiple orders. For seven decades Katharine Hepburn played a leading role in the popular culture of the twentieth century - reigning as an admired actress, a beloved movie star, and a treasured icon of the modern American woman. She also remained one of the most private of all the public figures of her time. In 1983 - at the age of seventy-five, her career cresting - the four-time Academy Award winner opened the door to biographer A. Scott Berg - then thirty-three - and began a special friendship, one that endured to the end of her illustrious life. From the start, Scott Berg felt that Katharine Hepburn intended his role to be not just that of a friend but also of a chronicler, a confidant who might record for posterity her thoughts and feelings. Over the next twenty years, Kate used their many hours together to reveal all that came to mind, often reflecting on the people and episodes of her past, occasionally on the meaning of life. Here are the stories from those countless intimate conversations, and much more. In addition to recording heretofore untold biographical details of her entire phenomenal career and her famous relationships with such men as Spencer Tracy and Howard Hughes, Kate Remembered also tells the amusing, often emotional story of one of the most touching friendships in her final years. Scott Berg provides his own memories of Katharine Hepburn offstage - quiet dinners in her town house in New York City, winter swims (she swam, he watched) in the Long Island Sound at Fenwick, her home in Connecticut, weekend visits with family members and dear friends...even some unusual appearances by the likes of Michael Jackson and Warren Beatty. Finally, Kate Remembered discusses the legendary actress's moving farewell, during which her mighty personality surrendered at last to her failing body - all the while remaining true to her courageous character. Kate Remembered is a book about love and friendship, family and career, Hollywood and Broadway - all punctuated by unforgettable lessons from an extraordinary life.
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Original Language: English
Intended Audience: Adults
Inscribed: No
Vintage: No
Personalize: No
Type: Novel
Unit Type: Unit
Era: 2000s
Personalized: No
Features: Dust Jacket
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Unit Quantity: 1
Book Title: Kate Remembered
Number of Pages: 384 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication Year: 2003
Item Height: 1.3 in
Topic: Women, Entertainment & Performing Arts
Illustrator: Berg, A. Scott, Yes
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
Item Weight: 22.3 Oz
Author: A. Scott Berg
Item Length: 8.7 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
