Tracy and Hepburn: An Intimate Memoir [Hardcover]

Garson Kanin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 10, 1971

This classic Hollywood memoir is again available, now with a new foreword by the author. Spence Tracy and Kate Hepburn were the couple everyone knew of but no one really knew anything about. What kept these two opposites together makes for an interesting read.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 307 pages
• Publisher: The Viking Press (November 10, 1971)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0670722936
• ISBN-13: 978-0670722938
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,051,704 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #26 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > People, A-Z > ( H ) > Hepburn, Katherine

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I've had this book for 15 years, November 4, 2003

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LilOrphan67 "lilorphanannie" (Avon Lake, OH United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tracy and Hepburn; an intimate memoir (Mass Market Paperback)

And I've probably read it 12 times. Spencer Tracy's abrupt nature is described in great detail, but with real affection by Garson Kanin. By the end of the book, we understand why Bonaventure was more than just Tracy's middle name. Hepburn's unwavering love and willingness to put Spen-SAH first often seems hard to reconcile with her solid will and staunch intellect. Through Garson Kanin's eyes, we see why the couple's differences made for a fascinating life together, on and off screen. No slouch in the talent department himself, Kanin's asides on his and Ruth Gordon's antics with the formidable Tracy and Hepburn could make for an exquisite book, in and of themselves.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, September 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Tracy and Hepburn (Mass Market Paperback)

Garson does a great job showing off Tracy and Hepburn in this delightful book. You get to take a look inside Kate's life from a good friend of hers. Garson passed away in March of this year and he left many wonderful things behind. This book just being one. He also wrote several of the screenplays that Tracy and Hepburn stared in. This book is a must for all.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Anecdotes, January 30, 2004

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Jack M. Walter "Jack M. Walter" (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tracy and Hepburn; an intimate memoir (Mass Market Paperback)

This is a delightful book filled with anecdotes about Kanin, his wife Ruth Gordon, and their relationship with Tracy and Hepburn. But, of course, no mention is made of the fact that Spencer and Katherine were having an affair and no hint of the "A" word (adultery). This is a cleaned up version of reality, but nonetheless ceaselessly entertaining. Tracy, however, comes off as he usually does: melancholy, dark, and troubled. Only Kanin's affection for him redeems Tracy in the reader's eyes. The parts about Hepburn are the real treat here; she must have been a riot to have as a friend.