... Hepburn 3 Stardom Kate finally broke into stardom when she took the starring role of the Amazon princess Antiope in A Warriors Husband in 1932. Many film offers followed. After a few screen tests she was cast in Bill of Divorcement, opposite John Barrymore. The film was a hit, and after agreeing to her salary demands ... , RKO signed her to a contract. She made five films between 1932 and 1934. For her third film, Morning Glory, she won her first Academy Award. Her fourth film, Little Women was the most successful ... Her film roles became fewer and farther between in the sixties, as she...

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... publicists, audiences turned away from Katharine's next ventures. Critics panned her, and only one picture in the next three years even earned her an Academy Award nomination. Giving up on films and returning to Broadway, Kate was rewarded with a smash as the lead in "The Philadelphia Story" and so was able to negotiate her way back to Hollywood on her own ... for the film, was bankable again. For her next film, Woman of the Year, she was paired with Spencer Tracy, and the chemistry between the two lasted for eight more films, spanning the course of 25 years, and a relationship that las...

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