Engrossing, revealing, surprising – such is this sparkling biography of one of the most popular and enduring of Hollywood icons.
William Mann charts Katharine Hepburn’s fascinating journey from unconventional young woman to superstar. But he also looks beyond the legend to examine her movies, her loves and her sexuality, as well as the golden age of film-making that she so adorned.
Legendary writer Gore Vidal is fulsome in his praise: “William Mann has produced a significant biography of a woman whose complicated personality has never been fully captured. He has presented not only an intriguing portrait of Katharine Hepburn but also an accurate picture of her Hollywood and the difficult business of stardom.”