Katharine Hepburn Bio - Katharine Hepburn
- Constellation: Taurus
- Born In: Hartford, Connecticu
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- Profession:Actress / Scenarist
- Other Names:Katharine Houghton H
- Photos: 543
Katharine Hepburn was born on May 12, 1907 in Hartford, Connecticut to a suffragist and a doctor who both always encouraged her to speak her mind, develop it fully, and exercise her body to its full potential. An athletic tomboy as a child, she was very close to her brother Tom; at 14 she was devastated to find him dead, the apparent result of accidentally hanging himself while practicing a hanging trick their father had taught them. For many years afterward, she used his November 8 birthdate as
