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Katharine Hepburn (née Katharine Houghton Hepburn)

Memorial Page for Katharine Hepburn (née Katharine Houghton Hepburn)

May 12, 1907 – Jun 29, 2003(96 years)Died in:Old Saybrook, Middlesex County

American actress

Emoria remembers Katharine Hepburn· Jun 29, 2026

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Awards(7)

Academy Award for Best ActressConnecticut Women's Hall of FameScreen Actors Guild Life Achievement AwardKennedy Center HonorsEmmy AwardActor AwardsDavid di Donatello for Best Foreign Actress

Spouse(1)

Ludlow Ogden Smith

Education(2)

Bryn Mawr CollegeKingswood-Oxford School

Katharine Hepburn (* May 12, 1907 in Hartford; † June 29, 2003 in Old Saybrook) was an american actress. She was 96 years old. She was married to Ludlow Ogden Smith. Her education included Bryn Mawr College and Kingswood-Oxford School. Her faith was atheism. She received 7 awards, including Academy Award for Best Actress, Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame. Her cause of death was cardiac arrest. She was buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery.

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Born in Hartford, Hartford County

1907

Married Ludlow Ogden Smith

1928

until 1934

Academy Award for Best Actress

1934

Morning Glory

Academy Award for Best Actress

1968

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Academy Award for Best Actress

1969

The Lion in Winter

Academy Award for Best Actress

1982

On Golden Pond

Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame

1994

Died in Old Saybrook, Middlesex County (cardiac arrest)

2003

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  • Ludlow Ogden Smith
  • Thomas Norval Hepburn
  • Katharine Martha Houghton Hepburn
  • Marion Hepburn
  • Margaret Perry

Resting place

Cedar Hill Cemetery

Hartford

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Katharine Hepburn (née Katharine Houghton Hepburn). Forever remembered.