25 Best Films Of Katharine Hepburn

Author : Abby Books
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781535453844
Total Pages : 30 pages
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Download or read book 25 Best Films of Katharine Hepburn written by Abby Books and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-07-22 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting the 25 Best Films of Katharine Hepburn: A Movie Poster Mini-Book... A collection of vintage posters and poster art from the top 25 films of Hollywood leading lady Katharine Hepburn, known for such classic films as The Philadelphia Story (1940), Bringing Up Baby (1938), The African Queen (1951), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) and On Golden Pond (1981). She is also remembered for her nine memorable films with Spencer Tracy. Included in this mini-book are full-sized posters and poster art on 8 x 10 pages presented in descending order, based on their IMDb (Internet Movie Database) Rating. Films included are: A Delicate Balance (1973), Adam's Rib (1949), Alice Adams (1935), Bringing Up Baby (1938), Desk Set (1957), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), Holiday (1938), Keeper of the Flame (1942), Little Women (1933), Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962), On Golden Pond (1981), Pat and Mike (1952), Rooster Cogburn (1975), Song of Love (1947), Stage Door (1937), State of the Union (1948), Suddenly, Last Summer (1959), Summertime (1955), The African Queen (1951), The Lion in Winter (1968), The Philadelphia Story (1940), The Rainmaker (1956), The Trojan Women (1971), Without Love (1945) and Woman of the Year (1942). During a more than 60-year career, the spirited and eccentric Hepburn appeared in more than 50 films. In all, Hepburn received a record four Academy Awards for Best Actress for her roles in Morning Glory (1933), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), The Lion in Winter (1968) and On Golden Pond (1981). In 1999, Hepburn was named by the American Film Institute as the greatest female star of Classic Hollywood Cinema. (Note: One film in Hepburn's original IMDb top 25 films listing is not included in this book. It's George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1984), a documentary in which Hepburn appeared as herself.) 30 Pages/Full Color on White Paper

Author : Homer Dickens
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Total Pages : 264 pages
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Download or read book The Films of Katharine Hepburn written by Homer Dickens and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
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ISBN 13 : 9781978289611
Total Pages : 150 pages
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Download or read book Audrey Hepburn and Katharine Hepburn written by Charles River Charles River Editors and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Includes pictures of the actresses and important people, places, and scenes. *Includes the actresses' own quotes about their lives and careers. *Includes a Bibliography of each actress for further reading. Early in her career, there was no actress more controversial than Katharine Hepburn. Late in her career, there was no actress more beloved than Katharine Hepburn. Famously labeled "box office poison" in 1938, it is clear that Hollywood was not prepared for the young actress, but even after being scorned by the general public, she still retained a magnetism that would endear her to the public for decades to come. After a tumultuous first decade as an actress, Hepburn became arguably the biggest box office sensation in the industry, and in an era when most actresses were unable to secure starring roles after reaching middle age, she remained a leading lady even after turning 60. Aside from being one of the most recognized and acclaimed actresses in history, Katharine Hepburn's career is also of great importance because she forced Americans to reevaluate their expectations for female behavior, both in films themselves and off the movie set as well. As society began to pay greater attention to the importance of strong roles for women, Hepburn's career gained an even greater importance, and at a time in which women were expected to be passive, she was a fiercely individual figure who offered a daring alternative to the conventions of femininity that had long existed in American culture. For someone whose career ended over 30 years ago, Audrey Hepburn continues to retain her popularity and exert a strong influence over how people view beauty and sophistication. She remains an American icon, despite the fact that she did not even move to the United States until 1953 (at the age of 24) and spent the majority of her life living in Europe, while her characters in films such as Roman Holiday (1953) and Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) are still held up as the paragon of delicate femininity and elegance. After undergoing a revival in popularity throughout the 1990s, her renewed popularity has refused to wane, and even though she acted in just 25 films, Hepburn is viewed in high regard by the entertainment establishment. When the American Film Institute listed their Top 100 actresses of the past century, Audrey trailed only Katharine Hepburn and Bette Davis. Audrey Hepburn has been canonized as one of the preeminent actresses in history, but the majority of the other actresses on the American Film Institute list appeared in far more films than she did, and many of her films are almost entirely forgotten at the present moment. People are still familiar with Breakfast at Tiffany's, Roman Holiday, and Funny Face (1957), but Paris When it Sizzles (1964) and How to Steal a Million (1966) were virtually forgotten not long after their release. In light of the relative obscurity of many of Hepburn's films, it is worthwhile to consider exactly what Hepburn possessed that gave her such enduring popularity and significance. Obviously, she was very attractive, but so are many actresses; in fact, it seemed to be Hepburn's ability to be both attractive and angelic that seemed to set her apart. She brought a different kind of beauty to Hollywood; in the words of Barry Paris, she was the "diametric opposite of the European sex goddess." Hollywood's Most Iconic Starlets looks at the life of the iconic actress on and off the silver screen. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about Audrey Hepburn and Katharine Hepburn like you never have before.

Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
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ISBN 13 : 9781492337546
Total Pages : 84 pages
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Download or read book Audrey Hepburn and Katharine Hepburn: Hollywood's Most Iconic Starlets written by Charles River Charles River Editors and published by . This book was released on 2013-09-05 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Includes pictures of the actresses and important people, places, and scenes. *Includes the actresses' own quotes about their lives and careers. *Includes a Bibliography of each actress for further reading. Early in her career, there was no actress more controversial than Katharine Hepburn. Late in her career, there was no actress more beloved than Katharine Hepburn. Famously labeled "box office poison" in 1938, it is clear that Hollywood was not prepared for the young actress, but even after being scorned by the general public, she still retained a magnetism that would endear her to the public for decades to come. After a tumultuous first decade as an actress, Hepburn became arguably the biggest box office sensation in the industry, and in an era when most actresses were unable to secure starring roles after reaching middle age, she remained a leading lady even after turning 60. Aside from being one of the most recognized and acclaimed actresses in history, Katharine Hepburn's career is also of great importance because she forced Americans to reevaluate their expectations for female behavior, both in films themselves and off the movie set as well. As society began to pay greater attention to the importance of strong roles for women, Hepburn's career gained an even greater importance, and at a time in which women were expected to be passive, she was a fiercely individual figure who offered a daring alternative to the conventions of femininity that had long existed in American culture. For someone whose career ended over 30 years ago, Audrey Hepburn continues to retain her popularity and exert a strong influence over how people view beauty and sophistication. She remains an American icon, despite the fact that she did not even move to the United States until 1953 (at the age of 24) and spent the majority of her life living in Europe, while her characters in films such as Roman Holiday (1953) and Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) are still held up as the paragon of delicate femininity and elegance. After undergoing a revival in popularity throughout the 1990s, her renewed popularity has refused to wane, and even though she acted in just 25 films, Hepburn is viewed in high regard by the entertainment establishment. When the American Film Institute listed their Top 100 actresses of the past century, Audrey trailed only Katharine Hepburn and Bette Davis. Audrey Hepburn has been canonized as one of the preeminent actresses in history, but the majority of the other actresses on the American Film Institute list appeared in far more films than she did, and many of her films are almost entirely forgotten at the present moment. People are still familiar with Breakfast at Tiffany's, Roman Holiday, and Funny Face (1957), but Paris When it Sizzles (1964) and How to Steal a Million (1966) were virtually forgotten not long after their release. In light of the relative obscurity of many of Hepburn's films, it is worthwhile to consider exactly what Hepburn possessed that gave her such enduring popularity and significance. Obviously, she was very attractive, but so are many actresses; in fact, it seemed to be Hepburn's ability to be both attractive and angelic that seemed to set her apart. She brought a different kind of beauty to Hollywood; in the words of Barry Paris, she was the "diametric opposite of the European sex goddess." Hollywood's Most Iconic Starlets looks at the life of the iconic actress on and off the silver screen. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about Audrey Hepburn and Katharine Hepburn like you never have before.

Author : Andrew Britton
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780231132770
Total Pages : 270 pages
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Download or read book Katharine Hepburn written by Andrew Britton and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of all the major Hollywood stars, Katharine Hepburn was the least conventional, conforming to none of the stereotypes of female superstardom. She was not an exotic outsider in Hollywood like Greta Garbo or Marlene Dietrich; nor was she a victim of the studios like Judy Garland or Marilyn Monroe; and she was certainly not a creature of the system like Joan Crawford and Lana Turner. Instead, she always appeared intelligent, willful and independent, able to develop her own persona within the confines of the studio system. Andrew Britton proposes a feminist reading of Hepburn's films, arguing that her persona raises problems about class, female sexuality, and women's oppression that strain to the limits the conventions of a cinema ultimately committed to the reassertion of bourgeois gender roles. Hepburn's work is also used to explore more general issues, such as the functioning of the star system. This is one of the very few analyses of American cinema to focus on a film star rather than a director or a genre and as such is essential reading for anyone interested in the movies. First published in the United Kingdom twenty years ago, this lavishly illustrated new edition features a foreword by the noted film critic Robin Wood.

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ISBN 13 : 9781535494816
Total Pages : 30 pages
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Download or read book 25 Best Films of Spencer Tracy written by Abby Books and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-07-25 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting the 25 Best Films of Spencer Tracy: A Movie Poster Mini-Book... A collection of vintage posters and poster art from the top 25 films of Academy Award-winning actor Spencer Tracy, known for his roles in Boys Town (1940), Inherit the Wind (1960) and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) as well as his eight other memorable films with Katharine Hepburn. Included in this mini-book are full-sized posters and poster art on 8 x 10 pages presented in descending order, based on their IMDb (Internet Movie Database) Rating. Films included are: 20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932), Adam's Rib (1949), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), Boom Town (1940), Boys Town (1938), Captains Courageous (1937), Desk Set (1957), Edison, the Man (1940), Father of the Bride (1950), Fury (1936), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), How the West Was Won (1962), Inherit the Wind (1960), It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), Libeled Lady (1936), Man's Castle (1933), Northwest Passage (1940), San Francisco (1936), Stanley and Livingstone (1939), State of the Union (1948), The Last Hurrah (1958), The Seventh Cross (1944), Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) and Woman of the Year (1942) During his career, Tracy appeared in 75 films and is considered to be the greatest actor of the sound era. He won a record number two Academy Awards for Best Actor and was nominated for nine Academy Awards, amongst countless other awards. In 1999 Tracy was ranked as the 9th greatest male star of Classic Hollywood Cinema by the American Film Institute. 30 Pages/Full Color on White Paper

Author : Katharine Hepburn
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ISBN 13 : 9780146002090
Total Pages : 53 pages
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Download or read book Little Me written by Katharine Hepburn and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Chris Nashawaty
Publisher : Flatiron Books
ISBN 13 : 1250105978
Total Pages : 304 pages
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Download or read book Caddyshack written by Chris Nashawaty and published by Flatiron Books. This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “More fun to read than the movie was to watch... a scene-stealing book.” — The Washington Post An Entertainment Weekly "Must List" selection Caddyshack is one of the most beloved comedies of all time, a classic snobs vs. slobs story of working class kids and the white collar buffoons that make them haul their golf bags in the hot summer sun. It has sex, drugs and one very memorable candy bar, but the movie we all know and love didn’t start out that way, and everyone who made it certainly didn’t have the word “classic” in mind as the cameras were rolling. In Caddyshack:The Making of a Hollywood Cinderella Story film critic for Entertainment Weekly Chris Nashawaty goes behind the scenes of the iconic film, chronicling the rise of comedy’s greatest deranged minds as they form The National Lampoon, turn the entertainment industry on its head, and ultimately blow up both a golf course and popular culture as we know it. Caddyshack is at once an eye-opening narrative about one of the most interesting, surreal, and dramatic film productions there’s ever been, and a rich portrait of the biggest, and most revolutionary names in Hollywood. So, it’s got that going for it...which is nice.

Author : Mary Zeiss Stange
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1412976855
Total Pages : 2017 pages
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Author : James Curtis
Publisher : Arrow
ISBN 13 : 9780099547297
Total Pages : 1024 pages
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Download or read book Spencer Tracy written by James Curtis and published by Arrow. This book was released on 2012-03 with total page 1024 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During his lifetime, Spencer Tracy was known as Hollywood's 'actor's actor'. Critics wrote that what Olivier was to theatre, Tracy was to film. Over his career he was nominated for nine Academy Awards, and won two. But there has been no substantial, intimate biography of the man, until now. From his earliest days in stock theatre, Tracy was a publicist's trial, guarding his private life fiercely. Most of the people associated closely with him shunned the limelight - notably his wife, his children and the great actress Katharine Hepburn, with whom he had an affair that lasted over 26 years. Although his screen roles often depicted a happy, twinkling Irishman, Tracy struggled with alchoholism to the end, a fact which the studios managed to keep out of the papers.With the help of Tracy's daughter, Susie, and access to previously unseen papers, James Curtis has now produced the definitive biography of a tortured, complex and immensely talented man.The book contains 124 integrated photos, many published for the first time.