Katharine Hepburn

Hepburn's niece is actress Katharine Houghton, whom appeared with her in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), and Hepburn's grand-niece is actress, Schuyler Grant. She died at Saint-Cloud, near Paris, France. Hepburn's professional legacy is today carried on within her family. She was also romantically linked with Sir Richard Ford, a police magistrate, and Richard Daly, manager of the Theatre Royal, Cork. A more lighthearted (though oddly accurate) portrayal of the older Hepburn was performed by comedian Martin Short on SCTV and Saturday Night Live. She became William IV's mistress and they had at least ten illegitimate children:. Most recently she has been portrayed by Cate Blanchett in a 2004 movie about the life of Howard Hughes — The Aviator, directed by Martin Scorsese. She became an actress and assumed the name "Mrs Jordan", because it was slightly more respectable for a married woman to be on the stage (there was no "Mr Jordan" and Dorothea Bland never married).

She was 96. She was born Dorothea Bland near Waterford, the daughter of Francis Bland and his wife, née Grace Phillips. She died on June 29, 2003 at 2:50 p.m., at Fenwick, the Hepburn family home, in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. Mrs Jordan (November 21, 1761 - July 5, 1816), actress, was the mistress of King William IV of the United Kingdom. Her autobiography, Me: Stories of My Life, was published in 1991. Amelia (1807-1858). Hepburn had previously married and divorced Ludlow Ogden Smith and also had relationships with Leland Hayward and Howard Hughes. Augustus (1805-1854).

Though they were together until Tracy's death in 1967, the couple never married - reportedly because Tracy, a devout Catholic, would not divorce his wife. Augusta (1803-1865). She and Tracy made a total of nine films together including Adam's Rib and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. Adolphus (1802-1856). In Woman of the Year (1942), she made her first appearance opposite Spencer Tracy, launching one of Hollywood's most famous romances. Elizabeth (1801-1856). In 1932 her screen-test for RKO gained her a role in the George Cukor film A Bill of Divorcement (1932), opposite John Barrymore. Frederick (1799-1854).

Hepburn was born in Hartford, Connecticut and was educated at Bryn Mawr College; she received her degree in 1928 and debuted on Broadway that same year in Night Hostess. Mary (1798-1864), who married Charles Richard Fox. She was nominated for twelve Best Actress Academy Awards, more than any other actress, and was awarded a record four. Sophia (1796-1837). Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 - June 29, 2003) was a notable American film and stage actress. Henry Edward (1795-1817). An Uncommon Woman: Katharine Hepburn (http://home.nyc.rr.com/alweisel/premierekatharinehepburn.htm). George Augustus (1794-1842), created Earl of Munster in 1831.

IMDb filmography (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000031/). The Making of the African Queen Katharine Hepburn, Knopf, 1987. Me, Stories of My Life, Katharine Hepburn, Knopf, 1991. The West Side Waltz - 1981.

A Matter of Gravity - 1976. Coco - 1969. Antony and Cleopatra, Twelfth Night - 1960, Stratford, Connecticut Shakespeare Theatre. The Merchant of Venice; Much Ado About Nothing - 1957, Stratford, Connecticut Shakespeare Theatre.

The Merchant of Venice; Measure for Measure; The Taming of the Shrew - 1955, On tour in Australia with the Old Vic. The Millionairess - 1952. As You Like It - 1950. Without Love - 1942.

The Philadelphia Story - 1939. Jane Eyre - 1937. The Lake - 1933. The Warrior's Husband - 1932.

Art and Mrs. Bottle - 1930. These Days - 1928.