Please Go Away: A Katharine Hepburn Blog Posted by Amber S. on August 21, 2013

O.K., so let’s break this down. That woman is Mrs. Loyal Davis (stage name: Edith Luckett), wife of Dr. Loyal Davis, Chief of Surgery at Northwestern University. Fine. An actress in her own right, she appeared on Broadway and hogged ties with a bunch of fine fellow   read more

Please Go Away: A Katharine Hepburn Blog Posted by Amber S. on August 21, 2013

Receipt for “omggetdownfromtheraftersyoumiddleschoolerwithADD.jpeg.” At least I remember this was UNDERCURRENT (1946), so my past self wasn’t completely useless.   read more

Please Go Away: A Katharine Hepburn Blog Posted by Amber S. on August 20, 2013

"Hey, give me some grainy, uncropped ebay images from 3 computers ago!" —Anonymous I live to serve. No idea when this was snapped. ‘53? Tracy’s in costume for what I believe to be THE ACTRESS. Kate’s just… there. Howya’doin’.   read more

Please Go Away: A Katharine Hepburn Blog Posted by Amber S. on August 20, 2013

Sitting for a caricature in her dressing room, on DRAGON SEED (1944). The artist, albeit with back to the camera, is clearly Ginger Rogers. (Somebody help me out, here. Recognize the style?)   read more

Please Go Away: A Katharine Hepburn Blog Posted by Amber S. on August 20, 2013

So tiny. So grainy. So posed. THE SEA OF GRASS (1947). You know Tracy and Hepburn, and that’s their director, Elia Kazan, on the far-right. I should know those two men sandwiching Kate, but I’ve either forgotten or never knew, in the first place. Fascinating.   read more

Please Go Away: A Katharine Hepburn Blog Posted by Amber S. on August 20, 2013

Katharine Hepburn was a sand crab. With designer — and designing WITH — Edith Head, for THE RAINMAKER (1957). Yes, this film had a designer.   read more

Please Go Away: A Katharine Hepburn Blog Posted by Amber S. on August 20, 2013

It’s killing me that I can’t remember this man’s name, either. LEARN TO SAVE YOUR HIJACKED PHOTOS WITH LABELS OTHER THAN ”omggetdownfromtheraftersyoumiddleschoolerwithADD.jpeg,” ”HAHAHAHsmoke.jpeg” and ”HAHAHAHsmoke3.bmp&#8   read more

Please Go Away: A Katharine Hepburn Blog Posted by Amber S. on August 20, 2013

Receipt for “omggetdownfromtheraftersyoumiddleschoolerwithADD.jpeg.” At least I remember this was UNDERCURRENT (1946), so my past self wasn’t completely useless.   read more

Please Go Away: A Katharine Hepburn Blog Posted by Amber S. on June 29, 2013

hollywoodhepcat: "You look at that sparse and lively mien, cheeks apple-shiny and water-chestnut colored eyes crystal sharp, the hands bony and strong, her mouth, a strong bow, a long bow, full top lip ironically, self-mockingly turned down at the side, the tightly dra   read more

Please Go Away: A Katharine Hepburn Blog Posted by Amber S. on June 23, 2013

“In the summer of 1940, the joke down at Piper was that every time a girl in shorts walked by, it cost the company $75 in production. With which I can sympathize. On one summer day, a visit from a famous actress pretty much took out any productivity for the...   read more

Please Go Away: A Katharine Hepburn Blog Posted by Amber S. on April 26, 2013

“Dear Mrs. Bush. Just a word to you to the President to thank you both for being so enthusiastic and so generous on Sunday. You made it all such fun and so exciting - we were all thrilled. It was a lesson to all of us - Especially to me...   read more

Please Go Away: A Katharine Hepburn Blog Posted by Amber S. on April 21, 2013

Ayo, if anybody has that bottom-right picture of Kate and her ugly yellow cardigan in a larger size, I’d greatly appreciate it. XoXo, Your BlogMistress ;-*   read more

Please Go Away: A Katharine Hepburn Blog Posted by Amber S. on April 21, 2013

1938, My House Just Blew Away (Along With My Career) Realness.(Source: theotherhayley)   read more

Please Go Away: A Katharine Hepburn Blog Posted by Amber S. on April 16, 2013

A fabulous and unique autograph questionnaire page, 7.5 x 5, completely filled out in fountain pen by Hepburn. At the top she writes her full name, “Katharine Houghton Hepburn, February 13th, 1945,” adding a self-portrait caricature in the upper right corner. Underneath   read more

Please Go Away: A Katharine Hepburn Blog Posted by Amber S. on March 29, 2013

ADAM: A crime should be punished, not condoned.AMANDA: If a woman commits it!ADAM: Anybody com—pull over, pull over!AMANDA: What? Oh.DRIVER: Ah, you lady drivers! You’ll put me away yet! AMANDA: See?ADAM: What?AMANDA: He doesn’t believe in women. [pout   read more

Please Go Away: A Katharine Hepburn Blog Posted by Amber S. on March 29, 2013

hollywoodhepcat: Press Reception at Claridge’s April 16th, 1952 Rabies. Apparently, I also had this tagged as ‘lab rat eating cheese’. Yep.   read more

Please Go Away: A Katharine Hepburn Blog Posted by Amber S. on March 28, 2013

OLD HOLLYWOOD CASTING | Cate Blanchett as Katharine Hepburn (via charlottevale)   read more

Please Go Away: A Katharine Hepburn Blog Posted by Amber S. on March 27, 2013

3rdplanet: KATE ALWAYS WORE TROUSERS. This is the home that Katharine Hepburn’s paternal Uncle built in Annapolis, Maryland in 1911—address, 54 State Circle. Because the contents of Kate’s wardrobe merit the same prominence on this plaque as the identity   read more

Please Go Away: A Katharine Hepburn Blog Posted by Amber S. on March 27, 2013

258 plays. 258 plays. 258 plays.   read more

Please Go Away: A Katharine Hepburn Blog Posted by Amber S. on March 26, 2013

WOMEN IN DEFENSE - National Archives and Records Administration (1941) - ARC 38686, LI 208.56 - DVD Copied by J. Williams. Series: Propaganda, Information, and Documentary Motion Pictures, compiled ca. 1942 - 1945, documenting the period 1918 - 1945. On wartime activities of w   read more