katherine hepburn by paul duncan and alain silver
movie icons is a series of photo books that feature the most famous personalities in the history of cinema.

“show me an actress who isn’t a personality, and you’ll show me a woman who isn’t a star.”
– katharine hepburn

from birth, katharine hepburn seemed destined to become a symbol of the modern woman on stage, on screen, and in the world. fiercely competitive, private, and independent, hepburn was one part olympic athlete babe didrikson, one part amelia earhart, and two parts greta garbo. although often paired with the greatest actors in hollywood—humphrey bogart (the african queen); cary grant (bringing up baby), james stewart (the philadelphia story), and spencer tracy (adam’s rib, woman of the year)—hepburn was able to carry her own films like summertime, little women, and sylvia scarlett over a stage and screen career that spanned eight decades. her home was never in hollywood (where she won four oscars) or new york but in connecticut, where she died lamenting “I could have accomplished three times as much. I haven't realized my full potential.”

english, german and french. softcover. 5.8”w x 8”h. 192 pages.

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