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Available
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Publication
Viking Press BCE (1971), 311 pages
Description
Collected anecdotes provide insights into the characters and personalities of the two unpredictable, dynamic film stars.
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LibraryThing member burnit99
Garson Kanin (and his wife, Ruth Gordon) was a close friend and confidante of Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, a writer of two of their films together, and uniquely positioned to write this memoir of the legendary couple and the times shared with him and his wife. The book is witty, revealing
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and personal. As much as I enjoyed reading these stories of my favorite film couple, I had to wonder if it caused any rift in the friendship with the very private Hepburn (Tracy was deceased by the time of publication, but I have no doubt he would have opposed the book's publication). Anyway, Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn were probably not the easiest people to be close to; both could be prickly and had numerous foibles one was bound to respect. But Kanin no doubt felt that the rewards of the friendship made it worthwhile. Show Less
LibraryThing member Chris_El
A lovely and loving intimate memoir of Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. It's like sitting down with their old friend and listening to him tell you all his favorite stories about his two friends and his wife while weaving in their biographies.
Two very interesting people fleshed out as real and
"Wouldn't it be great if people could live as suddenly as they died?" - Katherine Hepburn
Two very interesting people fleshed out as real and
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admirable. "Wouldn't it be great if people could live as suddenly as they died?" - Katherine Hepburn
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LibraryThing member kslade
Great intimate biography of both of the stars by a writer who worked with them and lived next door to Kate.
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1970
Physical description
311 p.; 9.13 inches
ISBN
0670722936 / 9780670722938
Other editions
Tracy and Hepburn; an intimate memoir by Garson Kanin (Paper Book)