Katharine Hepburn: An Independent Woman
by Ronald Bergan
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This biography charts the career of Katherine Hepburn, one of the most respected and successful female figures of cinema. It describes her rise to fame, her different film roles and her personal relationships, revealing a talented, headstrong and independent woman. When Katherine Hepb urn arrived in Hollywood in 1932, RKO studio executives described her as looking like a cross between a horse and a monkey. But she soon confounded everyone by emerging, with her high cheekbones and natural show more looks, as a rare beauty. She also displayed both an imperturbable sense of humour and an intelligent sensibility show lessTags
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Ronald Bergan, film historian, critic, and lecturer, is a regular contributor to the Guardian. The author of numerous film biographies, including Jean Renoir, Sergei Eisenstem, and Katharine Hepburn, all published by Arcade, he held the chair in film at Florida International University in Miami and lectured at the Sorbonne, the British Institute show more in Paris, and the University of Lille. He now lives in Prague, where he teaches at the famed FAMU film school. show less
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- Biography & Memoir, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
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- 791.4302 — Arts & recreation Recreation, sports, and performing arts Public performances Motion pictures, radio, television, podcasting Motion pictures Standard subdivisions
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- PN2287 .H45 .B47 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Drama Dramatic representation. The theater Special regions or countries
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