Mann-a cultural historian and journalist, a sympathetic admirer but no mere fan-has fashioned an intimate, often revisionist, and truly unique close-up that challenges much of what we think we know about the Great Kate. But how well did we know her, really? Was there a woman behind the image who was more human, more driven, and ultimately more triumphant because of her vulnerability?
So captivating was her image that she never seemed less than authentic. But the best character Katharine Hepburn ever created was Katharine a Connecticut Yankee, outspoken and elegant, she wore pants whatever the occasion and bristled at Hollywood glitter. Onscreen she played society girls, Spencer Tracy's sidekick, lionesses in winter. The first major Katharine Hepburn biography independent of her control reveals the smart, complicated, and sophisticated woman behind the image
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