There is breakfast in bed waiting for you at one of the beautiful hotels around Hartford Connecticut. After you have woken up from a good nights sleep and had your breakfast its time to get out and city the sites. This is the city were Katharine Hepburn was born. It was a very different city when she was born and it is certainly a different city of one of her famous films, Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Yes this small town girl ended up being considered the greatest female star of the American film industry. She ended up with the record of four Oscar Awards out of twelve nominations for Best Actress.
Hepburn was so well known for being such a headstrong independent woman. Maybe her father had something to do with that. Her father insisted that his daughters be athletic which drove Hepburn to be the best at it all. During the filming of her movies, she often did her own stunts, most noted in the film Bringing Up Baby. She developed her skills as an actress during her college studies at Bryn Mawr. Her clumsy start in early shows and her non-conformist attitude off the set, a few in the industry didn’t think she would ever become a big star. Until the Oscar Awards came rolling in. The first was for Morning Glory, then Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, then The Lion in Winter and the On Golden Pond. Of course there were plenty of flops in between but there were also many nominations and a couple wins for the Golden Globe Award, Emmy Awards, Tony Award and BAFTA Award.
In her life, Katharine Hepburn became quite the humanitarian. She was always encouraging others to take care of each other. In her later years she traveled to many foreign countries to help others who were sick and had nothing. In Hartford area you can visit the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center as well as take tours of the homes and places that her and her family spent time in. Her modest grave is also here and can be visited.
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