Katharine Hepburn

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This personal portrait, portfolio and category name is called “HOLLYWOOD“. I prepared this category to show my versatility and to demonstrate my talent in portrait painting and charcoal drawings.  Most of these performers have inspired me in personality, and talent throughout my life. Anyone who are interested in a commissioned personal portrait from CobbWeb Designs and Illustrations, may get an idea of the artist’s dedication, spirituality, and talent in realism.

Katharine Houghton Hepburn was born on May 12, 1907, in Hartford, Connecticut, the second of six children. Her parents were Thomas Norval Hepburn (1879–1962), a urologist at Hartford Hospital, and Katharine Martha Houghton Hepburn (1878–1951), a feminist campaigner.  As a child, Hepburn joined her mother on several “Votes for Women” demonstrations. The Hepburn children were raised to exercise freedom of speech and encouraged to think and debate on any topic they wished. She remained close to her family throughout her life. Breaking into theatre (1928–1932). 

Katharine Houghton Hepburn was an American actress of film, stage and television. Hepburn’s career as a Hollywood leading lady spanned over 60 years. She was known for her headstrong independence, spirited personality and outspokenness, cultivating a screen persona that matched this public image, and regularly playing strong-willed, sophisticated women. Her work was in a range of genres, from screwball comedy to literary drama, and she received four Academy Awards for Best Actress. In 1999, Hepburn was named the greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema by the American Film Institute.