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- NAME: Katharine Hepburn
- OCCUPATION: Film Actress, Theater Actress
- BIRTH DATE: May 12, 1907
- DEATH DATE: June 29, 2003
- EDUCATION: Bryn Mawr College
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Hartford, Connecticut
- PLACE OF DEATH: Old Saybrook, Connecticut
- Full Name: Katharine Houghton Hepburn
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Katharine Hepburn was an actress known as a spirited performer with a touch of eccentricity in films such as The African Queen and On Golden Pond.
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