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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Katharine Hepburn #106687 06/30/03 01:51 AM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... WhitmanO'Neill OP Carpal Tunnel OP WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... Just heard the news on another board...damn! I just got in from a songwriters show, and this is the first I heard. Her stature as an actress will always be considered one of the pinnacles of the American cinema, in fact, she was the American cinema, the definitive actress all others were and will always be compared to as a litmus test for their talent. Her legendary relationship with Spencer Tracy and onscreen chemistry a part of cinema lore for the ages. She was truly a giant of her time. A great actress in every sense of the word. The African Queen, an acting tour de force for her and Humphrey Bogart, will never lose its power or allure. None the less than Sir Laurence Olivier himself said that Kate Hepburn was the greatest actress film has ever produced...period. Loved Kate. Will miss her greatly. But she had a good life. The Philadelphia Story, Bringing Up Baby, The Lion in Winter, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, On Golden Pond, and on and on and on.... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Katharine Hepburn #106688 06/30/03 11:36 AM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont a loss to the world. a shining example of what it means to live... formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Katharine Hepburn #106689 06/30/03 11:38 AM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 R RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah R Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 To be greatly mournes, WO'N; there is no doubt about that. She gave me many happy hours in the cinema - and, fwiw, I rate her superb performance in The Lion in Winter above her excellent performance in The African Queen Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Katharine Hepburn #106690 06/30/03 11:48 AM Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,526 Virginia, USA TheFallibleFiend veteran TheFallibleFiend veteran Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,526 Virginia, USA Sad to see her go, but I'm glad for video shops. It's going to be great fun to introduce my kids to her. k Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Katharine Hepburn #106691 07/02/03 11:52 PM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Z Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Z Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada She wrote a book about the making of The African Queen" fascinating read and pure "Kate". Unsparing of herself and others but never mean. Growing up she was one of my heroes for making her own decisions and living by her own rules. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,372 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 381 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 25 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,561 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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