That turned out to be true. On the time, Hepburn was on the prime of her recreation, coming off of The Philadelphia Story. She was additionally recognized for having “pure willpower and sheer drive of will,” mentioned her nephew Mundy Hepburn.
However when Kate met Tracy, as she referred to as him, and launched into a 27-year love affair with the married actor, it modified her.
“I cherished Spencer Tracy,” she wrote in her memoir, Me: Tales of My Life. “He and his pursuits and his calls for got here first.”
Though he refused to go away his spouse, and regardless of his alcoholism, Katharine stood by her man.
“The connection between them was fascinating. They have been kindred spirits,” Christopher Andersen, creator of An Affair to Keep in mind, mentioned, marveling that they saved it secret for therefore lengthy although they have been so well-known.
Katharine had already dated well-known males, together with Howard Hughes, when at 34 she met Tracy, 41. She discovered him irresistible and referred to as him “the proper actor,” however he additionally made her giggle. Mankiewicz credit her with broadening Tracy’s profession.
“She uncovered his skill to do comedy,” he mentioned, as might be seen in a lot of their 9 movies collectively.