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The only time I am ever miserable is when I do something just for the money.

Katharine Hepburn

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Katharine Hepburn
Age: 96 †
Born: 1907
Born: May 12
Died: 2003
Died: June 29
Actor
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Film Actor
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Hartford
Connecticut
Katharine Houghton Hepburn
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