The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on February 13, 2014

Katharine Hepburn's One and Only Academy Awards Appearance Labels: Academy Awards, Charlotte Chandler, Dick Cavett, Lawrence Weingarten, Morley Safer, Oscars Katharine Hepburn was nominated for a whopping 12 Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role, more than any other actre   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on February 13, 2014

Katharine Hepburn's One and Only Academy Awards Appearance Labels: Academy Awards, Charlotte Chandler, Dick Cavett, Lawrence Weingarten, Morley Safer, Oscars Katharine Hepburn was nominated for a whopping 12 Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role, more than any other actre   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on February 11, 2014

Remembering Shirley Temple: From "Kid in Hollywood" to International Ambassador Labels: Shirley Temple Black Shirley Temple was only four years old when she made her first short picture for Universal Studios in 1932. She was featured in several shorts between 1932 and '34 with a grou   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on February 11, 2014

Remembering Shirley Temple: From "Kid in Hollywood" to International Ambassador Labels: Shirley Temple Black Shirley Temple was only four years old when she made her first short picture for Universal Studios in 1932. She was featured in several shorts between 1932 and '34 with a grou   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on February 6, 2014

Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin write for the silver screen's dream team Labels: Adam's Rib (1949), Garson Kanin, Pat and Mike (1952), Ruth Gordon, Spencer Tracy When Garson Kanin published Tracy & Hepburn: An Intimate Memoir in 1972, Katharine Hepburn was furious and refused to   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on February 6, 2014

Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin write for the silver screen's dream team Labels: Adam's Rib (1949), Garson Kanin, Pat and Mike (1952), Ruth Gordon, Spencer Tracy When Garson Kanin published Tracy & Hepburn: An Intimate Memoir in 1972, Katharine Hepburn was furious and refused to   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on January 29, 2014

Mae West: The Original Blonde Bombshell Labels: blogathon, Classic Chops, LAMB, Mae West This post is written in conjunction with Classic Chops - Blonde Bombshells, hosted by The LAMB. Mae West made some of the raciest films of the studio era, single-handedly necessitating the in   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on January 29, 2014

Mae West: The Original Blonde Bombshell Labels: blogathon, Classic Chops, LAMB, Mae West This post is written in conjunction with Classic Chops - Blonde Bombshells, hosted by The LAMB. Mae West made some of the raciest films of the studio era, single-handedly necessitating the in   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on January 25, 2014

Hepquote! Tracy Lord is going crazy! Labels: Heptoid, The Philadelphia Story (1940) One of the coolest things about Katharine Hepburn is her athleticism. She just loved standing on her head and could do so well into old age. I've never been able to stand on my head. One of the...   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on January 25, 2014

Hepquote! Tracy Lord is going crazy! Labels: Heptoid, The Philadelphia Story (1940) One of the coolest things about Katharine Hepburn is her athleticism. She just loved standing on her head and could do so well into old age. I've never been able to stand on my head. One of the...   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on December 5, 2013

Hepfact! Diana Barry is related to Katharine Hepburn! Did you know that Schuyler Grant (pronounced "Skyler"), who played Diana Barry in the Anne of Green Gables TV movies, was Katharine Hepburn's grand-niece? Schuyler Grant is the granddaughter of Katharine Hepburn's younger sister Marion, who   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on December 5, 2013

Hepfact! Diana Barry is related to Katharine Hepburn! Labels: Anne of Green Gables, Ellsworth Grant, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), Kathy Houghton, Laura Lansing Slept Here (1988), Marion Grant, Schuyler Grant Did you know that Schuyler Grant (pronounced "Skyler"), who play   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on December 2, 2013

CMBA Film Passion 101 Blogathon: THE WOMEN (1939) Labels: blogathon, CMBA Film Passion 101 blogathon, George Cukor, Hedda Hopper, Marjorie Main, Mary Boland, Norma Shearer, Rosalind Russell, The Women (1939), Virginia Weidler This post is written in conjunction with the Classic Movi   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on December 2, 2013

CMBA Film Passion 101 Blogathon: THE WOMEN (1939) This post is written in conjunction with the Classic Movie Blog Association (CMBA) Film Passion 101 Blogathon. Old movies were a natural part of my childhood. My parents have always enjoyed classic films, so I grew up with AMC, Turner Clas   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on November 11, 2013

Hepclip! "Women in Defense" Labels: Eleanor Roosevelt, Heptoid, WWII Katharine Hepburn narrated the words of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt for this 1941 short film entitled "Women in Defense" and produced by the Office for Emergency Management - Film Unit. In this clip, Hepburn descri   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on November 11, 2013

Hepclip! "Women in Defense" Katharine Hepburn narrated the words of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt for this 1941 short film entitled "Women in Defense" and produced by the Office for Emergency Management - Film Unit. In this clip, Hepburn describes the many ways women were involved in the war eff   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on November 8, 2013

Sara Haden: What a Character! Labels: Andy Hardy, blogathon, Mickey Rooney, Sara Haden, Spitfire (1934), What a Character blogathon, Woman of the Year (1942) This post is written in conjunction with the second annual What a Character! blogathon hosted by Kellee at Outspoken and Freck   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on November 8, 2013

Sara Haden: What a Character! This post is written in conjunction with the second annual What a Character! blogathon hosted by Kellee at Outspoken and Freckled, Aurora at Once Upon a Screen, and Paula at Paula's Cinema Club. Read my contribution to last year's blogathon about black character ac   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on November 2, 2013

HepGIF: Even before Hollywood, Miss Hepburn loved to dress up for the camera Labels: Heptoid, Ludlow Ogden Smith This home movie was made by Katharine Hepburn's husband, Ludlow "Luddy" Ogden Smith during the first years of their marriage, before Hollywood, fame, professional makeup   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on November 2, 2013

HepGIF: Even before Hollywood, Miss Hepburn loved to dress up for the camera This home movie was made by Katharine Hepburn's husband, Ludlow "Luddy" Ogden Smith during the first years of their marriage, before Hollywood, fame, professional makeup artists, and costume designers came on the scen   read more