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Love of Katharine Hepburn's Life

Aired June 30, 2003 - 06:36   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Few could argue the sexual tension grew when Hepburn starred with her real-life lover, Spencer Tracy.
Here's CNN's Daryn Kagan on the love of Hepburn's life.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR (voice-over): The onscreen pairing of Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy began in the 1942 film, "Woman of the Year."

KATHARINE HEPBURN, ACTRESS: I was sort of hoping that you'd kiss me goodbye.

KAGAN: It was the first of their nine films as co-stars and the beginning of a 27-year love affair. Gossip columnist Louella Parsons called it the greatest love story never told. Because Spencer Tracy was married, their affair was clandestine and guarded closely by friends, but it played out on the silver screen for all to see.

The 1949 film, "Adam's Rib," was written especially for Hepburn and Tracy by their good friends, Garson Kanin and Ruth Gordon. The script reflected the spirited nature of their relationship.

SPENCER TRACY, ACTOR: Oh! What are you doing?

HEPBURN: Testing.

KAGAN: "Pat and Mike" was another creation of Kanin and Gordon for the Tracy-Hepburn team. Again, verbal sparring was the hallmark of the film.

TRACY: I don't think you've ever been properly handled.

HEPBURN: That's right, not even by myself.

KAGAN: Their final film together was the 1967 hit, "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner."

TRACY: And if it's half of what we felt, that's everything.

KAGAN: Spencer Tracy died two weeks after filming was complete. Katharine Hepburn won an Oscar for her performance, but never saw the movie. She said it would have been too painful.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

COSTELLO: Katharine Hepburn dead at the age of 96.

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Aired June 30, 2003 - 06:36   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Few could argue the sexual tension grew when Hepburn starred with her real-life lover, Spencer Tracy.
Here's CNN's Daryn Kagan on the love of Hepburn's life.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR (voice-over): The onscreen pairing of Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy began in the 1942 film, "Woman of the Year."

KATHARINE HEPBURN, ACTRESS: I was sort of hoping that you'd kiss me goodbye.

KAGAN: It was the first of their nine films as co-stars and the beginning of a 27-year love affair. Gossip columnist Louella Parsons called it the greatest love story never told. Because Spencer Tracy was married, their affair was clandestine and guarded closely by friends, but it played out on the silver screen for all to see.

The 1949 film, "Adam's Rib," was written especially for Hepburn and Tracy by their good friends, Garson Kanin and Ruth Gordon. The script reflected the spirited nature of their relationship.

SPENCER TRACY, ACTOR: Oh! What are you doing?

HEPBURN: Testing.

KAGAN: "Pat and Mike" was another creation of Kanin and Gordon for the Tracy-Hepburn team. Again, verbal sparring was the hallmark of the film.

TRACY: I don't think you've ever been properly handled.

HEPBURN: That's right, not even by myself.

KAGAN: Their final film together was the 1967 hit, "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner."

TRACY: And if it's half of what we felt, that's everything.

KAGAN: Spencer Tracy died two weeks after filming was complete. Katharine Hepburn won an Oscar for her performance, but never saw the movie. She said it would have been too painful.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

COSTELLO: Katharine Hepburn dead at the age of 96.

TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com.