#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 30, 2003 Share Posted June 30, 2003 Screen and stage legend Katharine Hepburn has died at the age of 96.One of the greatest actresses ever, she has delivered an incredible body of work starting in the early 30's till the mid 90's.A women with presence and character who could have you glued to the screen just by doing nothing at all.My favorite film with her is The Lion In Winter, were she played the Oscarwinning role of Eleanor of Aquitaine. Those scenes between her and Peter O'Toole are absolutely brilliant. (Patrick Stewart and Glen Close have some very big shoes to fill in the upcoming remake.)After the death of Gregory Peck a few weeks ago, and now Miss Hepburn, it will soon be the end of the era when Golden Age Hollywood stars roamed among us. (Kirk Douglas is still going strong though)Atleast they leave a rich legacy.Stefancos- ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hlao-roo 389 Posted June 30, 2003 Share Posted June 30, 2003 Didn't enjoy The Lion in Winter, as much of a soap opera as it was, but Guess Who's Coming to Dinner was particularly superb (with the aid of Tracy and Poitier), as I remember it.With both Hepburn legends now gone, it truly is the end of an era of Hollywood -- a time for which I grow only more nostalgic, though I never knew it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted June 30, 2003 Share Posted June 30, 2003 Lion in Winter is my favorite also (Also for O'toole's magnificent performance, as counterpoint). She was also very good in On Golden Pond. I personaly didn't like her in all the old comedies- like 'Bringing Up Baby'- which is ridiculasly in the National film registry -and 'Adam's Rib' where I thought she really wasn't good, although that's compared to Tracy, who was fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted June 30, 2003 Share Posted June 30, 2003 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------May 12, 1907 to June 29, 2003. 4 Oscars, and 51 films. RIP One Christmas (1994) (TV) .... Cornelia Beaumont Love Affair (1994) .... Ginny This Can't Be Love (1994) (TV) .... Marion Bennett Man Upstairs, The (1992) (TV) .... Victoria Brown Laura Lansing Slept Here (1988) (TV) .... Laura Lansing Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry (1986) (TV) .... Margaret Delafield Grace Quigley (1984) .... Grace Quigley ... aka Ultimate Solution of Grace Quigley, The (1984) On Golden Pond (1981) .... Ethel Thayer Corn Is Green, The (1979) (TV) .... Lilly C. Moffat Olly, Olly, Oxen Free (1978) .... Miss Pudd ... aka Great Balloon Adventure, The (1978) ... aka Great Balloon Race, The (1978) Rooster Cogburn (1975) .... Eula ... aka Rooster Cogburn... and the Lady (1975) Love Among the Ruins (1975) (TV) .... Jessica Medlicott Delicate Balance, A (1973) .... Agnes Glass Menagerie, The (1973) (TV) .... Amanda Wingfield ... aka Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie (1973) (TV) (USA: complete title) Trojan Women, The (1971) .... Hecuba Madwoman of Chaillot, The (1969) .... Countess Aurelia Lion in Winter, The (1968) .... Eleanor of Aquitaine Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) .... Christina Drayton Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962) .... Mary Tyrone Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) .... Mrs. Venable Desk Set (1957) .... Bunny Watson ... aka His Other Woman (1957) (UK) Iron Petticoat, The (1956) .... Vinka Kovelenko ... aka Not for Money (1956) Rainmaker, The (1956) .... Lizzie Curry Summertime (1955) .... Jane Hudson ... aka Summer Madness (1955) (UK) Pat and Mike (1952) .... Pat Pemberton African Queen, The (1951) .... Rose Sayer Adam's Rib (1949) .... Amanda Bonner State of the Union (1948) .... Mary Matthews ... aka World and His Wife, The (1948) (UK) Song of Love (1947) .... Clara Wieck Schumann Sea of Grass, The (1947) .... Lutie Cameron Brewton Undercurrent (1946) .... Ann Hamilton Without Love (1945) .... Jamie Rowan Dragon Seed (1944) .... Jade Keeper of the Flame (1942) .... Christine Forrest Woman of the Year (1942) .... Tess Harding Philadelphia Story, The (1940) .... Tracy Samantha Lord Holiday (1938) .... Linda Seton ... aka Free to Live (1938) (UK) ... aka Unconventional Linda (1938) (UK: reissue title) Bringing Up Baby (1938) .... Susan Stage Door (1937) .... Terry Randall/Sims Quality Street (1937) .... Phoebe Throssel, aka Olivia 'Livvy' Throssel Woman Rebels, A (1936) .... Pamela Thistlewaite Mary of Scotland (1936) .... Mary Stuart Sylvia Scarlett (1935) .... Sylvia Scarlett, aka Sylvester Scarlett Alice Adams (1935) .... Alice Adams Break of Hearts (1935) .... Constance Dane Roberti Little Minister, The (1934) .... Babbie Spitfire (1934) .... Trigger Hicks Little Women (1933) .... Josephine 'Jo' March Morning Glory (1933) .... Eva Lovelace Christopher Strong (1933) .... Lady Cynthia Darrington Bill of Divorcement, A (1932) .... Sidney (Credits)/Sydney Fairfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesk 0 Posted June 30, 2003 Share Posted June 30, 2003 :cry: Yeah, I heard about this lost this morning. I agree with Stefan ( ), I also loved her in The Lion in Winter (yes, Ross, I'll never get tired of recommending it). It's a must for all those who love great scores, great stories, great acting, smart dialogues, complex characters.She also did other brilliant characters, filling them all with ther characteristic intensity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ren 75 Posted June 30, 2003 Share Posted June 30, 2003 i agree with you stefan. . . .the golden age seems to be fading fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Lewis 6 Posted June 30, 2003 Share Posted June 30, 2003 I always think "better dead than dying".Katharine Hepburn, though, is unlikely to die. Movies like The African Queen, Bringing Up Baby (a personal favorite), The Philadelphia Story, or Little Women -- they will always be played somewhere. And there she will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocelot 508 Posted July 1, 2003 Share Posted July 1, 2003 She is one of my favorite actresses of all time. I absolutely adore her in films. From Morning Glory, Philadelphia story, Bringing up Baby, Woman of the Year, Desk Set, Adam's Rib, Guess Who's coming to dinner, The Lion in Winter, Suddenly last summer, The African Queen, Stage Door, Mary of Scotland, Dragon Seed, Holiday, and others, I have them all on video and DVD and was completely floored that she died. She had a long and fantastic career and of course and incredible life. She will live on in my house and indeed in most of the world forever!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocelot 508 Posted July 1, 2003 Share Posted July 1, 2003 I wanted to put a picture, but I can't find the attachment thing!?!?!?!?!?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hlao-roo 389 Posted July 1, 2003 Share Posted July 1, 2003 I wanted to put a picture, but I can't find the attachment thing!?!?!?!?!?!?!You can find it in the Other Topics forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue_Leader 2 Posted July 1, 2003 Share Posted July 1, 2003 Yeah this is a really sad tragic death.Hepburn was a far more talented actress than so mant of the lame stars we have today. She was one of the real gems from the Golden Age of Hollywood which sadly ended a LONG time back and has now left us with one over-hyped CG driven crap fest after another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocelot 508 Posted July 1, 2003 Share Posted July 1, 2003 This is an old 1950's poster of the reissue of Bringing Up Baby from France. It hangs in my Kitchen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morn 8 Posted July 1, 2003 Share Posted July 1, 2003 To bad I've only seen The African Queen, but she was great in that. Not another legend dieing. I always think "better dead than dying". Ask the dieing about that..... they are worried about dying because of being dead you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 1, 2003 Author Share Posted July 1, 2003 Ahhhh...another Mornism to ad to my collection.Stefancos- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker 5 Posted July 1, 2003 Share Posted July 1, 2003 Ask the dieing about that..... they are worried about dying because of being dead you know. I just like that he spelled "dying" two totally different ways in the same sentence.Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morn 8 Posted July 1, 2003 Share Posted July 1, 2003 Well it's quite late Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uni 306 Posted July 1, 2003 Share Posted July 1, 2003 What a way to return to the board....Kate was one of the few women in cinema--ever--who could communicate entire soliloquies of emotional content without ever saying a word. She was almost like the female Ben Kingsley of the silver screen: silence was as valuable a tool in her repertoire as words ever were.She will be missed....- Uni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocelot 508 Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 On July 1st, at 8 pm, all the lights in Broadway theatres were dimmed in honor of Katharine Hepburns passing. Also, on July 10th, Turner Classic Movies will air 24 hrs of the late great actress's greatest films including Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Philadelphia Story and The Lion in Winter. Enjoy and remember! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Longbottom 0 Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 Golden Age actors and actresses will come back to live in the motion pictures they've left behind, and this will be with each time we project their movies.I was watching "In The Still Of The Night" last night and been solidified in my belief that Meryl Streep really belongs in the Silver Age hall of fame. The good times are not dead yet. They don't get beaten by some bad movies that are being shot recently, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morn 8 Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 Also, on July 10th, Turner Classic Movies will air 24 hrs of the late great actress's greatest films including Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Philadelphia Story and The Lion in Winter. Enjoy and remember!I hope the Australian TCM does that too! I really need to see more of her movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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