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. Jones is a breast cancer survivor. Hepburn's professional legacy is today carried on within her family. She is currently on the board of directors of the Norton Simon Museum. A more lighthearted (though oddly accurate) portrayal of the older Hepburn was performed by comedian Martin Short on SCTV and Saturday Night Live. She subsequently married milionaire industrialist and philanthropist Norton Simon in 1971, and remained married to him until his death in 1993. 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. After recovering, Jones became involved in mental health issues.

She was 96. Her daughter with Selznick, Mary Jennifer Selznick, committed suicide, which led to a suicide attempt by Jones. She died on June 29, 2003 at 2:50 p.m., at Fenwick, the Hepburn family home, in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. Jones married Selznick in 1949, staying with him until his death in 1965. Her autobiography, Me: Stories of My Life, was published in 1991. The couple divorced in 1944. Hepburn had previously married and divorced Ludlow Ogden Smith and also had relationships with Leland Hayward and Howard Hughes. Jones's first marriage to Robert Walker produced two sons, both of whom became actors.

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. She appeared in Selznick's production Duel in the Sun in 1946. She and Tracy made a total of nine films together including Adam's Rib and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. Selznick. In Woman of the Year (1942), she made her first appearance opposite Spencer Tracy, launching one of Hollywood's most famous romances. Jennifer Jones (born Phyllis Flora Isley on March 2, 1919 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an actress created within the studio system by producer David O. In 1932 her screen-test for RKO gained her a role in the George Cukor film A Bill of Divorcement (1932), opposite John Barrymore. 1944 Won The Song of Bernadette.

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. 1945 Nominated Since You Went Away. She was nominated for twelve Best Actress Academy Awards, more than any other actress, and was awarded a record four. 1946 Nominated Love Letters. Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 - June 29, 2003) was a notable American film and stage actress. 1947 Nominated Duel in the Sun. An Uncommon Woman: Katharine Hepburn (http://home.nyc.rr.com/alweisel/premierekatharinehepburn.htm). 1956 Nominated Love is a Many-Splendored Thing.

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.