There is no contest here.... Kate wins by a landslide....
In "A Bill of Divorcement", it was Kate's charm and inner warmth that kept Sydney Fairfield from becoming a half-crazed, self-absorbed so-and so like the script demands... she provides real warmth to John Barrymore
In "Morning Glory", Kate's natural gifts and personal star-lit experience keep Eva Lovelace from being seen as nothing more than a stage-struck ninny....
"Little Women" - KATE HEPBURN IS JO MARCH...
While she did make some films that weren't exactly great (SPITFIRE... what was she thinking... and don't forget DRAGON SEED... my God... I barely made it through this one once... OLLY, OLLY, OLLY OXEN FREE... well, not quite the most interesting of features, but Kate is at least amusing in this), she was never afraid to stick her neck out and tackle something new... to giver her credit, Bette Davis did the same...
Bette Davis is a good actress.. quite good... better than most that we are watching in modern film... but the fact is, Kate was better...
She kept going for 6 decades with rarely a break and 12 oscar nominations, four wins and a row of films, each provding a ittle morsal of loveliness:
A Bill of Divorcement
Christopher Strong
Morning Glory
Little Women
The Little Minister
Break of Hearts
Alice Adams
Sylvia Scarlett
Mary of Scotland
A Woman Rebels
Quality Street
Stage Door
Bringing Up Baby
Holiday
The Philadelphia Story
Woman of the Year
Keeper of the Flame
Without Love
Undercurrent
Sea of Grass
Song of Love
State of the Union
Adam's Rib
The African Queen
Pat and Mike
Summertime
The Rainmaker
Iron Petticoat
Desk Set
Suddenly, Last Summer
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
The Lion in Winter
Madwoman of Chaillot
Trojan Women
A Delicate Balance
Rooster Cogburn
On Golden Pond
..... So many wonderful memories... and she was never afraid of the truth...
she never went camp or low-budget, fighting to keep her face within the public eye... she remained an actress, playing parts SHE wanted to play... not parts SHE needed to play... at the same time, there was a bit of Kate Hepburn in every role... and while some may call this a way of "cheating the role", she was never afraid to let parts of herself be shown to the audience... she stayed true to herself... and by the end of her career... Kate Hepburn was not afraid to play... Kate Hepburn
Who is greater--Bette Davis or Katharine Hepburn?
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There is no contest here.... Kate wins by a landslide....
In "A Bill of Divorcement", it was Kate's charm and inner warmth that kept Sydney Fairfield from becoming a half-crazed, self-absorbed so-and so like the script demands... she provides real warmth to John Barrymore
In "Morning Glory", Kate's natural gifts and personal star-lit experience keep Eva Lovelace from being seen as nothing more than a stage-struck ninny....
"Little Women" - KATE HEPBURN IS JO MARCH...
While she did make some films that weren't exactly great (SPITFIRE... what was she thinking... and don't forget DRAGON SEED... my God... I barely made it through this one once... OLLY, OLLY, OLLY OXEN FREE... well, not quite the most interesting of features, but Kate is at least amusing in this), she was never afraid to stick her neck out and tackle something new... to giver her credit, Bette Davis did the same...
Bette Davis is a good actress.. quite good... better than most that we are watching in modern film... but the fact is, Kate was better...
She kept going for 6 decades with rarely a break and 12 oscar nominations, four wins and a row of films, each provding a ittle morsal of loveliness:
A Bill of Divorcement
Christopher Strong
Morning Glory
Little Women
The Little Minister
Break of Hearts
Alice Adams
Sylvia Scarlett
Mary of Scotland
A Woman Rebels
Quality Street
Stage Door
Bringing Up Baby
Holiday
The Philadelphia Story
Woman of the Year
Keeper of the Flame
Without Love
Undercurrent
Sea of Grass
Song of Love
State of the Union
Adam's Rib
The African Queen
Pat and Mike
Summertime
The Rainmaker
Iron Petticoat
Desk Set
Suddenly, Last Summer
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
The Lion in Winter
Madwoman of Chaillot
Trojan Women
A Delicate Balance
Rooster Cogburn
On Golden Pond
..... So many wonderful memories... and she was never afraid of the truth...
she never went camp or low-budget, fighting to keep her face within the public eye... she remained an actress, playing parts SHE wanted to play... not parts SHE needed to play... at the same time, there was a bit of Kate Hepburn in every role... and while some may call this a way of "cheating the role", she was never afraid to let parts of herself be shown to the audience... she stayed true to herself... and by the end of her career... Kate Hepburn was not afraid to play... Kate Hepburn
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