The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on July 12, 2013

Dynamic Duos in Classic Film: Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant Labels: blogathon, Bringing Up Baby (1938), Cary Grant, Dynamic Duos Blogathon, George Cukor, Holiday (1938), Spencer Tracy, Sylvia Scarlett (1935), The Philadelphia Story (1940) This post is written in conjunction with   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on July 7, 2013

"Knowing Hepburn and Other Curious Experiences" by James Prideaux This article and many more film/feminist-related articles may be found at margaretperry.org. My first contribution to the 2013 Summer Reading Classic Film Book Challenge (Out of the Past) will be about my least favorite Kathari   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on July 7, 2013

"Knowing Hepburn and Other Curious Experiences" by James Prideaux Labels: James Prideaux, Laura Lansing Slept Here (1988), Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry (1986) This article and many more film/feminist-related articles may be found at margaretperry.org. My first contribution to the   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on June 12, 2013

Epic Fail: Operation IRON PETTICOAT (1956) THIS POST IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT margaretperry.org. “I believe, I hope, audiences have forgotten I ever made that film. I try not to say bad things about pictures I chose to make and took money for making them, but this one doesn't count.&#822   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on June 12, 2013

Epic Fail: Operation IRON PETTICOAT (1956) Labels: 1950s, Bob Hope, The Iron Petticoat THIS POST IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT margaretperry.org. “I believe, I hope, audiences have forgotten I ever made that film. I try not to say bad things about pictures I chose to make and took   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on May 15, 2013

Kit Houghton Hepburn, Her Mother's Daughter THIS ARTICLE IS ALSO PUBLISHED ON margaretperry.org. "Mother with her real savvy of life. She adored [father]. She adored us. She was deep. She was witty. Some say I am like her. I hope so, I'd be so proud." (Hepburn 27) On the 106th...   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on May 15, 2013

Kit Houghton Hepburn, Her Mother's Daughter Labels: biography, Feminism, Katharine Houghton Hepburn THIS ARTICLE IS ALSO PUBLISHED ON margaretperry.org. "Mother with her real savvy of life. She adored [father]. She adored us. She was deep. She was witty. Some say I am like her. I   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on March 21, 2013

Book Review: "At Home With Kate" Labels: biography, memoir, New York City, Turtle Bay "At Home With Kate: Growing Up in Katharine Hepburn's Household: An Intimate Portrait" is a bit of a highfalutin title for this humble volume. The book is written by the daughter of Katharine Hepbur   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on March 21, 2013

Book Review: "At Home With Kate" "At Home With Kate: Growing Up in Katharine Hepburn's Household: An Intimate Portrait" is a bit of a highfalutin title for this humble volume. The book is written by the daughter of Katharine Hepburn's cook/housekeeper at the NYC residence, so the author did not   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on February 20, 2013

BRINGING UP BABY (1938) or "Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant Go Leopard-Hunting in Connecticut" Friends often ask me which Katharine Hepburn film is my all-time favorite. I usually hem and haw and feed them a line about how there is a Hepburn film for every occasion. Sometimes I say that...   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on February 20, 2013

BRINGING UP BABY (1938) or "Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant Go Leopard-Hunting in Connecticut" Labels: 1930s, Bringing Up Baby (1938), Cary Grant, Howard Hawks Friends often ask me which Katharine Hepburn film is my all-time favorite. I usually hem and haw and feed them a line abo   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on February 3, 2013

Happy Belated Birthday, Miss Bankhead, Dahling! Labels: Tallulah Bankhead Don't mess with a Congressman's daughter. "Say anything about me, darling, as long as it isn't boring." "My father warned me about men and booze, but he never mentioned a word about women and cocaine."   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on February 3, 2013

Happy Belated Birthday, Miss Bankhead, Dahling! Don't mess with a Congressman's daughter. "Say anything about me, darling, as long as it isn't boring." "My father warned me about men and booze, but he never mentioned a word about women and cocaine." Tallulah Bankhead, who passed away in   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on January 27, 2013

The Hepburn Alma Mater: Bryn Mawr College Labels: Bryn Mawr, M. Carey Thomas, Seven Sisters "In a 1973 visit to the College, Hepburn told Bryn Mawr undergraduates, "Bryn Mawr isn't plastic, it isn't nylon, it's pure gold... I came here by the skin of my teeth; I got in and...   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on January 27, 2013

The Hepburn Alma Mater: Bryn Mawr College "In a 1973 visit to the College, Hepburn told Bryn Mawr undergraduates, "Bryn Mawr isn't plastic, it isn't nylon, it's pure gold... I came here by the skin of my teeth; I got in and by the skin of my teeth I stayed....   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on January 14, 2013

Feministing the Classic Hollywood Starlet Labels: Bette Davis, Dick Cavett, Feminism, Mary Wickes Attempting to categorise classic Hollywood stars as feminist or anti-feminists is basically a futile exercise. In the first place, the term "feminist" or "feminism" didn't come   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on January 14, 2013

Feministing the Classic Hollywood Starlet Attempting to categorise classic Hollywood stars as feminist or anti-feminists is basically a futile exercise. In the first place, the term "feminist" or "feminism" didn't come into wide usage until the late 1960s, when the "2nd wave" was in ful   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on January 9, 2013

Star of the Month Profile: Loretta Young Labels: Cary Grant, Clark Gable, Loretta Young, Marlene, TCM Born Gretchen Michaela Young on January 6, 1913 Nicknames Attila the Nun The Iron Butterfly Saint Loretta Religion Roman Catholic. Young attended Ramona Convent Secondary   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on January 9, 2013

Star of the Month Profile: Loretta Young Born Gretchen Michaela Young on January 6, 1913 Nicknames Attila the Nun The Iron Butterfly Saint Loretta Religion Roman Catholic. Young attended Ramona Convent Secondary School as a teen and contributed to a number of Catholic charitable cau   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on January 3, 2013

What's Up, January 2013! Happy New Year, everybody! I am sorry I have been AWOL for the last week or so. Since returning from my six-month stay in England, I've been zipping around seeing old friends. I have finally settled down and am now looking for a real job. Until...   read more