This isnt a book I ever planned on reading. Im usually not into reading full biographies but I started reading this at the book store and because she dated Howard Hughes I wanted to know what she had to say about him so I bought it for a whole $3 (at the used bookstore) which I usually dont venture into.
Anyways its taken me a long time over a month to read this book so Im very glad that its finally done. It was a good book I learned alot and if you could see the book right now you would see my many MANY "hold that thought" post its with quotes, movies, and just information that interests me that I want to remember. Usually I have one or two of them in a whole book I think I have about 15 of them in this book.
I do love Katharine Hepburn she is my favorite "old" actress. I love how set in her ways she was even back then. She refused to wear dresses and stockings. She refused to bend in her beliefs or wants in life to fit someone else's life. That was until she met Spencer Tracy that is. She talked about him a few times during the book but saved the whole last 2 chapters to talk fully about him. Its amazing to me with how much respect she talks about him with but also says that in the 30 years they were together she never really knew how he felt about her. He was married to another woman but she doesnt really know why he was still married to her. His wife thought Hepburn was a rumor since they didnt go out in public together so there were no pictures. Although they lived together in the same house for most of those years together. She was there when he died in their kitchen at 3am and thats when his wife found out about her. Thats amazing to me.
She hardly talked about Howard Hughes so that was disappointing but I guess if I wanted to learn about him I should read books about him not about someone he dated for a small portion of their lives. Oh well. I think she talked more about John Wayne more than Hughes and she never dated Wayne.
Anyways, this was a good book it was interesting to actually read a biography actually writen by the person. You dont really find those much about old actors/actresses so Im glad I bought it it wasnt a wasted three bucks so thats good.
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