Affair to Remember, An: The Remarkable Love Story Of Katharine Hepburn And Spencer Tracy [Mass Market Paperback]

Christopher Andersen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1998

Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get--only with what you are expecting to give--which is everything-- Katherine Hepburn

An Intimate Portrait of Films Legendary Lovers--On Screen and Off

During their twenty-six years together, Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy mesmerized movie audiences worldwide with their famous on-screen chemistry like no other couple. Yet their private love affair--which ended only with Tracys death in 1967--remained shrouded in secrecy.

Now, international best-selling author Christopher Andersen draws on his own extensive conversations with the immortal Hepburn as well as others who knew the legendary duo intimately to tell the poignant yet often heartbreaking love story of these beloved American icons and the life they shared . Revealing the strength, wit and dignity that characterized this historic partnership, Andersen offers a captivating portrait of a great American romance.

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'Love' has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get - only with what you are expecting to give - which is everything. -- Katharine Hepburn --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Christopher Andersen is the critically acclaimed author of 17 books, which have been translated into more than 20 languages worldwide. A former contributing editor of Time and senior editor of People, Andersen has also written hundreds of articles for a wide range of publications including Life magazine and The New York Times. He lives in Connecticut.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 528 pages
• Publisher: Avon (June 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380731584
• ISBN-13: 978-0380731589
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #819,307 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Spence and Kate: the secret romance, July 31, 2003

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Candace Scott (Lake Arrowhead, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: An Affair to Remember: The Remarkable Love Story of Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy (Hardcover)

These two screen giants met on the set of Woman of the Year in 1942 and were together until Spencer died of a heart attack, shortly after wrapping up Guess Whose Coming to Dinner in 1967. This book chronicles their remarkable, romantic pairing in an era where a movie star's private life could remain hidden from a prying public. Spencer was married to a devoted Catholic, Louise, and he refused to divorce her. He also felt a tremendous sense of guilty about his deaf son. So marriage was out of the question, but Kate didn't care, she just wanted she be with Spencer, and she was, following him all over the world to sit worshipfully at his feet.

Andersen dutifully chronicles the nine classic Tracy-Hepburn films and gives some intriguing behind-the-scenes glimpses into each movie. There is also much information about Tracy's legendary bouts with the bottle, his brief fling with Gene Tierney in the early 50's and Kate's affair with Howard Hughes in the 1930's. All the bases are covered, but I wish Andersen would have interviewed more people close to the duo. Still, an engrossing read and essential for anyone enamored with either Spencer or Kate.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book for all the hopless romantics out there., September 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Affair to Remember, An: The Remarkable Love Story Of Katharine Hepburn And Spencer Tracy (Mass Market Paperback)

One of the best books I have ever read. A great love story for the romantic in all of us. Chronicals the ups and downs of a relationship on the sly with a love that would last a lifetime. Very sad, yet a love we all wish we could find. I couldn't put it down.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Very intriguing., July 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Affair to Remember, An: The Remarkable Love Story Of Katharine Hepburn And Spencer Tracy (Mass Market Paperback)

It was filled with great information about Katharine and Spencer - seperately and together. It is unbelievable that they existed in a 26 year relationship and nobody talked about it until Katharine started talking about it herself. Amazing.