In 1934, she received her first Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in "Morning Glory." By 1938, she was unquestionably one of Hollywood's top figures, but after a series of commercially and critically unsuccessful movies, her career went into decline. Noticed for her work in the theatre, she was signed by RKO Pictures for her first motion picture, "A Bill of Divorcement" in 1932. Though the marriage was rocky and they divorced in 1934, Ludlow was very supportive, financially as well as morally, during the early years of her career, and they remained lifelong friends. She attended Bryn Mawr College outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and received a degree in history and philosophy in 1928, the same year she debuted on Broadway with a bit part in the play "Night Hostess." In 1928, she married businessman Ludlow Smith, which was her only marriage. Their four children were raised in an atmosphere where no topic of discussion was taboo. Born into an affluent, yet unconventional family, in Hartford, Connecticut, her parents were liberal, outspoken, and politically active. She was an American actress, beginning in Hollywood's Golden Age. Tracy died shortly after completing their last film together, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.Actress. ) The normally fiercely independent Hepburn accommodated herself to Tracy, seeing him through his periodic alcoholic relapses. (After Louise Tracy's death in 1983, Hepburn finally acknowledged their decades-long affair. Hepburn fell in love with Tracy, but as a Catholic, he would not divorce his wife Louise.
They were initially cool to each other on their first production together, Woman of the Year, but that quickly dissipated, and within a week, they were calling each other Spence and Kate. Mankiewicz reportedly said, "Don't worry, Kate, he'll cut you down to size."
Tracy, I'm afraid I'm a bit too tall for you." In one version, Tracy supposedly replied, "Don't worry, I'll cut you down to my size." In another, Joseph L. Īllegedly when they first met, Hepburn said, "I fear I may be too tall for you, Mr. They starred in nine films together, and had an affair-an open secret in Hollywood-that lasted 26 years, ending only with Tracy's death. Katharine Hepburn (1907–2003) and Spencer Tracy (1900–1967) were a legendary cinematic couple, both on- and off-screen.
Tracy and Hepburn in a promotional photo for Without Love
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