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Everyone thought I was bold and fearless and even arrogant, but inside I was always quaking.
Katharine Hepburn
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Katharine Hepburn
Age: 96 †
Born: 1907
Born: May 12
Died: 2003
Died: June 29
Actor
Actress
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Film Actor
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Hartford
Connecticut
Katharine Houghton Hepburn
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Arrogant
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Everyone
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Quaking
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