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Post by Cate on Jul 26, 2005 21:15:32 GMT -5
"Katharine had a long association with Turtle Bay - she and Luddy lived there and in about 1937 she purchased the house . Before that they lived in Murray Hill . I walked past the house in 1996 - I was amazed that Katharine Hepburn lived in a suburban New York street . Only she could get away with it ." Just curious what you mean by suburban... are you talking about Murray Hill (I have no idea where that is) or Turtle Bay... which is in midtown Manhattan, far from suburbia and many celebrities live in this area... I just wish I had known about it when I lived there. I would have gone by at least once to pay homage. lol Did you ever get in touch with the person who attended the KH Place unveiling?
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Post by Judy on Jul 27, 2005 0:16:37 GMT -5
Yep. It's the very one that was in Woman of the Year. The one that Sam Craig says is a little too high to reach to which Miss Harding replies "I'm not."
One of the most romantic love scenes in movies, I might add.
The painting was by Alexander Brook. It was sliced out of the frame in her house in NY.
JS
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Post by Judy on Jul 27, 2005 0:24:53 GMT -5
Yeah, suburban is the wrong word. 49th Street is anything but suburban. It is, however, quite urban. NYC to the core.
Neither the Murray Hill nor the Turtle Bay neighborhoods would qualify as suburban.
I think what Smith was amazed at was the fact that Kate's brownstone - and many others in Turtle Bay - is directly on the city street. She didn't live in an apartment building with doormen. Not even a staircase leading up to it. So it is quite accessible. I actually had a friend who once walked right up to the door and rang the bell in order to present her with flowers. And he was invited in!
Another friend, who lives a half block away, used to tell me how he'd often see her through the ground-floor kitchen window when he walked to work in the morning.
I went to the KH Place dedication back in March. It was quite nice. Kathy Houghton, Kurt Vonnegut and Council Memeber Moskowitz spoke as well as William Curtis, pres. of the TBA (Turtle Bay Association). Very neighborhoody feel. Just like when the KH Garden was dedicated in 1997. (A beautiful, peaceful space, by the way, which I highly recommend to anyone visiting NY.)
I was just in the neighborhood again recently and always love looking up to see the Katharine Hepburn Place street sign.
JS
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Post by Cate on Jul 28, 2005 19:02:45 GMT -5
People are amazing. How can anyone do something like that? Obviously you can't sell it... and if you're a such a huge fan, why would you break into her home and steal something that is hers just so you can sit in your living room and stare at it all the time? AH!! Some people. Judy, I envy you. To be able to walk down KH Place. lol
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Post by karina on Jul 29, 2005 6:23:27 GMT -5
Yes, guess it takes all sorts to make the world go round.... When did the theft take place? Let's hope it turns up again one day - someone must know where it is!
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Post by Richard on Jul 31, 2005 9:55:28 GMT -5
Was Kate ever fond of music? If so, does she have some favorites? The reason I'm asking is perhaps celebrities of old age still keep up with what's modern, or what used to be modern. I hear Cary Grant was a big Elvis fan... according to TCM. And if I'm doing my math right, he was well past 50 years of age when the King surfaced.
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Post by karina on Jul 31, 2005 14:47:32 GMT -5
I think she preferred classical music - she & Spencer would listen to Brahms together. She learnt to play the piano well enough for various film & theatre roles and even had violin lessons when she was very young. Other than that, I'm not sure what tastes she had in music or what she thought of more modern stuff. I get the impression that music was the art she showed least interest in, but maybe I'm wrong?
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Post by Richard on Nov 19, 2005 11:18:25 GMT -5
Does anybody remember the name of that Woody Allen movie she was fond of because it reminded her of her RKO days? I believe it was mentioned in Scott Berg's book but I can't find anywhere. I'm lying. I'm just too lazy to look.
I plan on renting it.
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Post by Cate on Nov 19, 2005 11:40:27 GMT -5
Hollywood Ending? lol
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Post by gypsygem81 on Nov 19, 2005 12:15:57 GMT -5
I'm sure it was The Purple Rose of Cairo, because she said that it captured the old movie scene well. It's about a woman who goes to watch the same film in the movie theatre over and over again and one of the characters jumps out of the movie and they fall in love. It's one of my favourite Woody Allen films.
Love Gem
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Post by Cate on Nov 19, 2005 13:17:47 GMT -5
Oh! That sounds awesome. I'm going to rent it. And then watch The Philadelphia Story over and over again.
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Post by Shaun on Nov 19, 2005 14:05:05 GMT -5
This is kind of morbid, but Kate obviously wasn't opposed to euthanasia because she did Grace Quigley. Does anyone know if she had...considered this option in her later life, especially when her health deteriorated.
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