Katharine Hepburn

By Evie

Katharine Hepburn was a famous actress. You might have seen some of her movies, but would you like to know who she is, exactly? Maybe where she came from? If she had any siblings? Her most famous movie? Is there more to her story than “that really good actress”?

Katharine Hepburn was a 1940’s actress. She won eight Academy Awards, and four Oscars! So now that you have a bit of background knowledge, let’s move onto her classic style.

Katharine Hepburn often wore wide-legged trousers, polos, and sometimes heels. She absolutely despised dresses and skirts. She preferred comfort over style. Once, she was getting interviewed by Barbara Walters, who asked, “Do you ever wear a skirt, by the way?” and Katharine Hepburn replied, “I have one. I’ll wear it to your funeral.”, with an astounded reaction from Barbara.

Now we’ll learn about her life and death. She was born on May 12th, 1907. She grew up in Connecticut and spent a good portion of her life there. One of her quotes was, “I... looked as if, and I was, hard to get... never had any intention of getting married, wanted to paddle my own canoe.” She died in 2003, at age 96.

Let’s learn a bit about her family now. She was the second of six children, becoming first when her older brother died of an apparent suicide at age 15. No one knew why. After that, Katharine used his birthday, November 8, instead of her own, May 12, for many years. She was close to her family her whole life.

I really hope that you learned something from me. I think that Katharine Hepburn was an amazing and impressive person! Her outfit, when she refused to be ‘ladylike’, her stubbornness to do and wear what she liked, and her attitude. She was truly a fantastic person.


sources:
conneticuthistory.org People Who Shaped the Century Wikipedia
Parisiangentleman.com vintagefashionguild.org