Kate Katharine Houghton Hepburn was born on May 12, 1902 in Hartford, Connecticut. She was the second child born to Katharine and Thomas Hepburn. Kate, as she was called by her family members, had two sisters, Peg and Marion, and three brothers, Tom, Dick, and Bob. Both her parents always encouraged Katharine to speak her mind, develop it fully, and exercise her body to her full potential. She was an actress even as a child. When she …showed first 75 words of 1121 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1121 total…any acting job. She was nominated for many awards through out her lifetime. She was a powerful woman on the screen, yet not very many people knew the real Katharine Houghton Hepburn. Katharine Hepburn 8 Reference: Berg, Scott A (2003). Kate Remembered. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. "Genius." Encyclopedia Americana. Grolier Online, 2001. <http://www.apollolibrary.com:2128> (October 28, 2003) Halliwell, Leslie, "Hepburn, Katharine." Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. Scholastic Library Publishing, 2004 http://www.apollolibrary.com:2129 (October 28, 2003).