The Big Picture Two things can be true at the same time, even if those two things seem completely incompatible with each other. Case in point: Katharine Hepburn is the only actor, regardless of gender, to win four Academy Awards for Best Actress, but she also almost had her career cut short about as soon as it began.
Release Date January 17, 1941 Director George Cukor Cast Cary Grant , Katharine Hepburn , James Stewart , Ruth Hussey , John Howard , Roland Young , John Halliday , Mary Nash Runtime 112 Minutes Main Genre Comedy Katharine Hepburn's Film Career Started Off Both Hot and Cold Hepburn first made a name for herself in the theater and transitioned into film as early as 1932 with A Bill of Divorcement, directed by George Cukor, who would later become one of her closest Hollywood friends and...
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