Kate the Great: Katharine Hepburn

The "Kate" is now finished!

2009-08-14T09:57:00.000-07:00

Blog: The Kate is finished!

The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center in Old Saybrook, CT, Hepburn's hometown, is now finished! There will be an open house from 2-4 on September 6th! I am so excited for this opening!

Visit the blog link above to read all about the "Kate" being finished!

Keeper of the Flame

2009-08-03T19:50:00.001-07:00

I always felt this film was very underrated...I know there isn't as much romance in the film between Kate and Spence, but the story I just find intriguing. Their acting is superb, and Kate's monologue at the end is just great. They also both look amazing. Kate looks STUNNING. Her hair parted in the middle-I love it!

Although most people say their top 2 Kate and Spence films are Woman of the Year and Adam's Rib, I would have to say that Keeper of the Flame is my 2nd favorite of theirs (behind Woman of the Year). There's just a great quality about this film that gets me-their appearances, their acting, the sets. I just love it. There is some sort of mysterious quality about this film that I love so much.

Unfortunately, the film is not on DVD and hard to get on VHS. I just bought it online on Amazon.com. If you are looking for the film, there are a few used and new copies from sellers on Amazon. And I am sure eBay has copies as well.

The trailer for the film:

Become a Founding Fan of the "Kate"

2009-08-02T07:54:00.000-07:00

If you donate $15 or more to the upcoming Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center in Old Saybrook, CT, Hepburn's hometown, you can have your name in the theater! It's a great cause too. This theater will be opening in the fall, and will include a small museum dedicated to Kate. I cannot wait for this to open! I am hoping to make it down there for the opening, because I only live about 2 hours from there (I am from Massachusetts). I donated $15 and can't wait to see my name there.

If you want to donate, you can go here: Founding Fans

To visit the website, go here: Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center

What? No Summer Under the Stars day?!

2009-08-01T16:31:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone, want to know what Kate movies are playing on TV? Check out this website:

Kate TV Listings

Also, I was VERY surprised that Kate was not on TCM's Summer Under the Stars for the month of August. Kind of bummed about that :( I guess they needed to give other stars a turn though. But come on, Kate deserves a day though, doesn't she? Oh well.

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner will be playing August 14th @ 4pm ET on TCM for Sidney Poitier's day. At least one of her movies got in this month I guess.

Some beautiful LIFE photos

2009-08-01T06:08:00.000-07:00

I've always loved these LIFE pictures, taken on the production set of The Philadelphia Story (the play) in 1939. I wish I could have seen her in it. She was so beautiful! You can click on the pictures to make them larger.

Want to send me stuff?

2009-07-31T18:16:00.001-07:00

If you have anything you want posted that is Kate related (stories, pictures, videos, fan art, etc.) feel free to email me at: daytherunner01@gmail.com. I would love to share the things you want shared with other fans and am open to doing that :)

Also, feel free to tweet me anything as well: Dayna's Twitter

An interesting Bringing Up Baby video

2009-07-31T17:47:00.001-07:00

This video is pretty neat-explains all the special effects that were used in the filming of Bringing Up Baby. When I watched this I was amazed at how many effects there were that I never caught onto. I never knew there was a puppet in a few scenes! Watch and you'll see what was used:

Welcome to the blog!

2009-07-31T17:33:00.001-07:00

Hello everyone, and welcome to the Kate the Great blog! Everything Katharine Hepburn right here!

I'm Dayna and I'm a 20 year old college student. I have been a fan of Kate for quite some time and I felt she deserved a decent blog for fans to check back and get their fill of Kate. She truly was an amazing woman and her impact is still admired today by many. To keep her legacy going, I want to keep this blog going and try to recruit as many fans as possible.

I hope you will check back often to see the many blog posts I will have in store!