Young Kate: The Remarkable Hepburns and the Childhood That Shaped an American Legend

by Christopher Anderson

Young Kate is the story of Katharine Hepburn and the story of her parents Kit and Hep.

Genres: Biography, Nonfiction

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1988

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Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

The author gets certain dates and details wrong. But as a Katharine Hepburn afficionado, I found it worth reading just to get more information about her younger days.

[Sunshine Somerville · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this book to be a wonderful look at how Kate Hepburn became Kate Hepburn. Instead of being a typical biography, this gets more into her family and all the familial factors that went into making her the person she became. I was surprised by how interesting this book was, and I highly recommend it as a study of the time period as well.

[Anne Marshall · Rating 5 out of 5]

A beautiful biography of a Young Kate Hepburn and her family. Very well researched and written.

[Nancy Loe · Rating 3 out of 5]

Accuracy has never been Andersen's strong suit, but it's nice to see some in depth treatment of Hepburn's early life.

[Helen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice. Story of Katharine Hepburn herself - - - not of her long affair with Spencer Tracy. Quite an amazing women. Actress of my life-time

[Christine Grant · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book over a decade ago and enjoyed it though many of the facts presented in this book have been disproved over the years--including Kate's birthday.