Legendary actress Katherine Hepburn died at the age of 96. She
held the record for winning the most Oscars for Best Actress. She won four. In
addition, she was (36) at the top spot 12 times. In all, she
made 42 movies. Hepburn’s first (37) came on
Broadway. By the early 1930s, Hollywood was courting her. But when she arrived,
her unconventional behavior raised eyebrows. She was (38) ,
and wore slacks at a time when women didn’t. Hepburn won her
first Academy Award in only her third movie, her 1933’s Morning Glory. Her
career had its (39) and downs following that. She was
(40) for the role of Scarlett O’Hara in Gone with the Wind.
It was another (41) comedy with Grant that brought her back.
In an unusual move for the time, she bought the (42) to The
Philadelphia Story and (43) the director and her leading
man. With Woman of the Year in 1942, she began to cooperate with
Spencer Tracy. (44) . Their ninth and last film together was
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner in 1967. She won an Oscar for her work in that film
and earned her third the following year for The Lion in Winter. On Golden Pond
brought her an unprecedented fourth Academy Award. Hepburn’s final role came in
Love Affair in 1994. Through many unforgettable films like The African Queen,
(45) Strong-willed, Intelligent, and
independent. That’s the image Katherine Hepburn projected in her acting career.
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