Chandler, author of several life histories of deceased actors and directors, now focuses her signature biographical style on the life of Katharine Hepburn. Chandler’s biographies are culled from conversations she conducted with subjects and their confidantes, though she publishes the results of the interviews decades after all involved have died. Despite Hepburn’s reputation for reticence, here she opens up in surprising and frank detail, recalling her earliest childhood memories, including impressions of her somewhat unconventional family, the devastation of her brother’s suicide, and other early experiences. She goes on to provide lots of interesting anecdotes about her fellow stars, her film career, and her love affairs with such famous men as Howard Hughes and the great love of her life, Spencer Tracy. Chandler also includes perspectives from Hepburn’s contemporaries, including director George Cukor, actors Cary Grant, James Stewart, Ginger Rogers, and more. These bits of detail are interspersed with information about the films and plays Hepburn was appearing in at the time. Readers will enjoy this insider look at a famously private Hollywood star. --Kathleen Hughes
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