The Sixties Catalogue

33 J u l y 2 0 2 0 Lengthy Katharine Hepburn Signed Autograph Letter With Great Hollywood Content 31. HEPBURN, Katharine. Autograph letter signed. Ireland, January 15, 1968. Two leaves of ruled paper, 8 by 13 inches; pp. 2. $5500. Click for more info Terrific Katharine Hepburn letter with great Hollywood content, mentioning Danny Kaye, Bob Hope, John Ford, Peter O’Toole, and others, signed “Kate.” Written to her friend and longtime correspondent Meta Stern from Ireland, where Hepburn was staying at John Huston’s house, still grieving after Spencer Tracy’s death, the letter reads in small part: “Meta – Today – 1 week late we move to Lion In Winter Prod... Danny Kaye is going to play Ragpicker [in the film adaptation of The Madwoman of Chaillot , in which Hepburn was starring] – I hope he doesn’t become Bob Hope – Vaudevillians frighten me a bit – although years ago I did think Danny could do anything. So we’ll hope. Had another letter from Ford – (we correspond now)... Peter so great, W & Rich great – John & King of France all real fellows – interesting on their own – Alice fair – darling girl but solid faced – good at end – I’ve enjoyed Ireland & I shall miss it as I would a second home – the people, the color, the shape... Kate.” Fine condition. “Vaudevillians frighten me a bit.”