European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 10, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Profile Katharine Hepburn the life and times of a Connecticut Yankee by Mark Schwed United press International she wears it Well this movie Star Katharine Hepburn and she has had it All. A love affair with Spencer Tracy the admiration of her Peers and a fairytale life that comes Only to a Lucky few were All in the cards for Hepburn a woman known for her Snappy wit bold and Brassy character and pure bred Connecticut elegance. Now Hepburn 76, is mellowing and coming to terms with her glamorous life. She s refreshingly unaffected by All the adoration heaped upon a movie legend. Mention her record four Academy awards for Best actress and she dismisses them with a snoot and a wave of the hand. If you have a very Good part unless you Are an awful Frump you re going to win an Academy award she says. She is All smiles her frizzled Gray hair pulled Back in a Bun head held High As a proper Connecticut woman would and dressed for Comfort not show. She wears an old Black Turtleneck a worn Black sweater Vest Pink drawstring pants Cherry red socks and battered clogs. It is her style to be at ease. I have a. Happy nature she says leaning Back in an easy chair in her four Story Brownstone apartment in a historic Section of Manhattan. "1 mean i like Good food and chocolate and i like laughter. And Why not i go to bed Early and i get up very Early. It s the habit of a lifetime. That s Why i suppose 1 always liked the movies. I think trying to be fascinating at 8 o clock at night is my idea of something absolutely hellish. I take a Nap eat a Steak i eat a bowl of ice Cream with a lot of chocolate sauce and i Hope i Wake  the things that bring her pleasure Are not the usual Hollywood Flash and glitter. They Are a Good Book her backyard Garden walks in Central Park bicycle rides around her neighbourhood and Sun shining through the windows. And a Good part movies like Adam s rib or guess who s coming to dinner and Tracy a Man she could never marry and her latest work mrs. Delafield wants to marry which recently aired on . To. Hepburn strikes a match and lights the paper crumpled beneath the Connecticut grown Beech logs in her fireplace. As the fire crackles she sits Back Down in her easy chair. Outside it is Crisp and Cool the sky is Spring Blue. She smiles her magical smile again and it works wonders just like in the movies. I m Happy. As Long As the car goes i m going to be driving it. I think i be had wonderful use of it so Katharine Hepburn 76, has won a record four Academy awards.  still running smoothly the motor thrives on work not acclaim. Hepburn has won More oscars than any other movie Star and she has never picked up one of them. One award came in 1967 after her last movie with Tracy guess who s coming to dinner. He died three weeks after they finished the film. After years of mystery Hepburn has broken silence on the subject of her co Star to promote the pcs special the Spencer Tracy legacy a tribute by Katharine Hepburn. Her life seems infinitely More peaceful since she decided to talk about her love for the a n she called  she was a Headstrong elegant new englander. He was an irascible hard drinking wisconsinites. They starred in nine films together beginning in 1941 with woman of the year. They were inseparable but their life together was not easy. Because of his devout Catholic Faith Tracy never divorced his estranged wife and Hepburn never relinquished her Independence. I just Don t think you meet that Many people who you can stand. There Are people who for no reason at All you get on with them. But people s monogamy is a very Peculiar  in mrs. Delafield wants to marry Hepburn played a wealthy old widow who has a love affair with the younger physician played by Harold Gould who saved her life. Her children do not approve of this Man. He s divorced and jewish. She s Chippendale and Gentile. She s alone and he s alone and they meet and it s really Nice Hepburn says. I think people like wonderful stories. I can t believe that it All has to be  Hepburn says she has led a charmed life but for people like Tracy a Man she never fully understood life is not so simple. Life is really Tough. The terribly Tough thing is we Don t understand each other. As Well As i knew Spencer i did t really know him. Did he know me How few people one meets How few where you think we re together very very few. I think this is the tragedy of life. Is it love is it understanding she says this becomes More apparent As she nears the end of the  i am not trying to make myself a comfortable bed in the next world. I feel we re Here to do the Best we can. I be had it very Lucky. I was born at the right moment for what turned out to be me. So i m looking at it from a very Nice upholstered chair. I m sitting in an easy  20 stripes Magazine apri/10,1986