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30 June 2003 | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actress Katharine Hepburn, one of the silver screen's true legends and the actress considered the first lady of cinema, has died at the age of 96; reports stated she passed away Sunday afternoon at her home in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. An iconoclast who worked the Hollywood system to her advantage, she was honored with 12 Academy Award nominations, the most for any actor until Meryl Streep broke that record last year. Hepburn won an unparalleled four Best Actress Oscars . one for the 1933 drama Morning Glory, two in a row in 1967 and 1968 for Guess Who's Coming to Dinner and The Lion in Winter, and her final one for 1981's On Golden Pond. Known for her patrician New England accent, pioneering feminist stance and unconventional bearing and beauty, Hepburn acted onstage in New York before being lured to Hollywood with a role in A Bill of Divorcement opposite John Barrymore. From there, her career hit both highs and lows, but she remained a Hollywood fixture well into the latter part of the 20th century. Early successes such as Alice Adams and Little Women were followed by financial failures like Bringing Up Baby (now a classic of the screwball genre) which labeled her "box office poison." Going back to Broadway, she wowed critics and audiences with her turn in The Philadelphia Story, and bought the rights for the 1940 screen adaptation, which revived her film career. The `40s saw her paired with longtime lover Spencer Tracy (a relationship she rarely discussed) in films like Woman of the Year and Adam's Rib, while the `50s saw her star in the classic The African Queen, among other films. After her Oscar wins in the late `60s, Hepburn worked less, and also turned to the small screen in acclaimed television films. Her career was capped with her turn in On Golden Pond opposite Henry Fonda, and she made her last screen appearance in 1994's Love Affair. In the `90s she retired to her home in Connecticut, where she spent her remaining years in declining health. --Prepared by IMDb staff

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29 June 2003 | From IMDb News

Actress <N N="0000031">Katharine Hepburn</N>, one of the silver screen's true legends and the actress considered the first lady of cinema, has died at the age of 96; reports stated she passed away Sunday afternoon at her home in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. An iconoclast who worked the Hollywood system to her advantage, she was honored with 12 Academy Award nominations, the most for any actor until <N N="0000658">Meryl Streep</N> broke that record last year. Hepburn won an unparalleled four Best Actress Oscars &#150; one for the 1933 drama <T T="0024353">Morning Glory</T>, two in a row in 1967 and 1968 for <T T="0061735">Guess Who's Coming to Dinner</T> and <T T="0063227">The Lion in Winter</T>, and her final one for 1981's <T T="0082846">On Golden Pond</T>. Known for her patrician New England accent, pioneering feminist stance and unconventional bearing and beauty, Hepburn acted onstage in New York before being lured to Hollywood with a role in <T T="0022685">A Bill of Divorcement</T> opposite <N N="0000858">John Barrymore</N>. From there, her career hit both highs and lows, but she remained a Hollywood fixture well into the latter part of the 20th century. Early successes such as <T T="0026056">Alice Adams</T> and <T T="0024264">Little Women</T> were followed by financial failures like <T T="0029947">Bringing Up Baby</T> (now a classic of the screwball genre) which labeled her "box office poison." Going back to Broadway, she wowed critics and audiences with her turn in <T T="0032904">The Philadelphia Story</T>, and bought the rights for the 1940 screen adaptation, which revived her film career. The `40s saw her paired with longtime lover <N N="0000075">Spencer Tracy</N> (a relationship she rarely discussed) in films like <T T="0035567">Woman of the Year</T> and <T T="0041090">Adam's Rib</T>, while the `50s saw her star in the classic <T T="0043265">The African Queen</T>, among other films. After her Oscar wins in the late `60s, Hepburn worked less, and also turned to the small screen in acclaimed television films. Her career was capped with her turn in On Golden Pond</H> opposite <N N="0000020">Henry Fonda</N>, and she made her last screen appearance in 1994's <T T="0110391">Love Affair</T>. In the `90s she retired to her home in Connecticut, where she spent her remaining years in declining health. <I>--Prepared by IMDb staff</I>

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27 January 2003 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Peter O'Toole, who has been nominated for an Oscar seven times -- beginning with 1962's Lawrence of Arabia and including 1968's The Lion in Winter, 1980's The Stunt Man and 1982's My Favorite Year -- but has never won, has been chosen to receive an honorary Oscar at this year's awards show on March 23. In a statement, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said that the citation will read: "Peter O'Toole - whose remarkable talents have provided cinema history with some of its most memorable characters."

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