Kate

'Forget all the other books you've read about Hepburn - this one tells the unvarnished truth. . . presents a fascinating new look into the world of a cherished star with genuine candour . . . providing many new insights into Hepburn's character and her onscreen persona, which eventually became inseparable.' - Film Review

On screen she played society girls, Spencer Tracy's sidekick, lionesses in winter. But the best character Katharine Hepburn ever created was Katharine Hepburn: a Connecticut Yankee, outspoken and elegant, bristling at Hollywood glitter. 'Kate' never seemed less than authentic. And yet how well did we know her, really? Was there a more driven and vulnerable woman behind the image?

William J. Mann penetrates the Hollywood myths and oft-recycled stories about Hepburn, drawing on the accounts of her friends and family, and on materials only available since Hepburn's death. With affection, intelligence, and a voluminous knowledge of Hollywood history, Mann shows us how Hepburn fashioned herself into an icon as durable and all-American as the Statue of Liberty.