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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
Autobiographer
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Hartford
Connecticut
Katharine Houghton Hepburn
Thought
Even
Quaking
Always
Bold
Fearless
Arrogant
Inside
Everyone
Fear

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