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Post by HollywoodHepcat on Apr 29, 2006 18:17:59 GMT -5
Thanks for the link smith!
I'll admit, it does sound intriguing. I have some faith in it....and for once I'm actually looking forward to a Kate bio. It's not at all as bad as I was sort-of anticipating it would be. *does a big sigh of relief*
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Post by isis on Apr 29, 2006 18:18:44 GMT -5
So we have to wait october to have an idea...
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Post by HollywoodHepcat on Apr 29, 2006 18:18:59 GMT -5
Oh and I want to know who else he interviewed!! Finally new Kate stories!!!!!
Yippe!
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Post by Shaun on Apr 29, 2006 19:57:18 GMT -5
He "delves into Hepburn's dual sexuality as a key to her persona." I don't know...could this be another Darwin Porter? I admit, the rest sounded very interesting though.
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Post by HollywoodHepcat on Apr 29, 2006 20:19:31 GMT -5
Yeah, I didn't know quite what he meant about that....
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Post by smith on Apr 29, 2006 20:27:31 GMT -5
Since William Mann is a member of this forum - he might like to have a discussion about this . I can vouch for him - he isn't Darwin Porter but its over to you Mr Mann ...
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Post by smith on Jul 1, 2006 4:22:12 GMT -5
Kate is a fascinating exploration into the secret life of one of Hollywood’s greatest icons. I thought I knew a lot about Katharine Hepburn until I read William J. Mann’s stunning biography. He has explored and explained her vulnerabilities, her fears, and most of all her intense, passionate friendships with other women. The story turns out to be richer and more amazing than I could have imagined. Mann’s account is mesmerizing and well researched; he is psychologically acute without ever being clinical, deeply respectful without being reverential. Plus, Kate is a wonderful read—I could not put it down.”—Patricia Bosworth, author of Diane Arbus: A Biography
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Post by Shaun on Jul 2, 2006 11:50:45 GMT -5
And that, my forum friends, tears it. Her "passionate" friendships with other women. Something tells me that Mr. Mann doesn't just leave it with friendship. I'm not sure I'll buy it; I'll wait for more reviews.
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Post by HollywoodHepcat on Jul 2, 2006 12:49:27 GMT -5
Blarg. <---- my thoughts. oh, and I'll be gone for a couple of days guys. going up to the cottage. see ya in a few days! muah!
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Post by smith on Jul 2, 2006 15:09:30 GMT -5
William Mann's Kate promises and delivers "the woman who was Hepburn" as no previous book has done. Mann's research is awe-inspiring, but his wonderfully readable account of Hepburn's ambitions, personality, and needs adds up to much more than that. It makes vivid a life that is -- on the page -- like its subject: unflinching, clear-eyed, and compassionate. I doubt very much we will have a more authoritative or fascinating Kate.—Steven Bach, author of Final Cut and Leni: The Life and Work
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Post by smith on Jul 20, 2006 18:56:33 GMT -5
"Biography is often the greatest form of fiction, pretending to do what only novels really can---present people all-of-a-piece. In that paradoxical sense, William Mann’s “Kate” is a novel work of biography, indeed. Elegantly written, rich in detail, a model of thorough research, it dispenses with the need to turn an icon as complex as Hepburn into something black or white. This fullest-ever portrait of the lioness is painted in all the ambiguous shades of gray she shared with us lesser mortals. Careful and contemplative in separating life from legend, Mann sheds bright new light on both."—Barry Paris, author of Garbo, Louise Brooks and Audrey Hepburn
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Post by wishingonastar on Jul 26, 2006 16:00:45 GMT -5
Wassup.. I must admit..I'm very excited about this new book, and also a bit skeptical. Very interesting to hear new things about Kate and not the same things you've heard over and over again..and some of them are inacurate. I've always hoped that Barry Paris would write a book about Kate. I read the books he did on Audrey Hepburn, Garbo, and Louise Brooks and they are fascinating. He doesn't just idolize the subject he gives a a pretty objective view of them and shows them warts and all. ALso excited about Nora's daughters book. October is going to be a cool month..I already know what I'm asking for when my birthday rolls around on October 10th. No, No, thats not a hint..well, not much it isn't..lol. Peace George
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Post by Shaun on Jul 26, 2006 18:23:46 GMT -5
That's from All About Me! I was terrible at that old quote game we had going, but I got that one, by Geroge. What a coincidence my brother's birthday is on October 10th.
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Post by HollywoodHepcat on Jul 27, 2006 1:39:38 GMT -5
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH ROCK ON KATE QUOTAGE!
ROCK ON OCTOBER BABIES! I'M OCT. 9TH!!!!!!!! WOO!!!
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Post by Cate on Jul 27, 2006 13:08:31 GMT -5
Hmm. . . It sort of sounds like another book of theories but I might check it out. While the review says "passionate friendships with women" that doesn't necessarily mean he is going to say she was secretly gay. It is possible to have passionate friendships with women although now it's more difficult because everyone will think you are gay . . . . ;D Eh, it's another Kate read. I'm sure I'll get it.
Libras!! Most of my friends are libras. . . as is my dad. Weird huh? lol
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