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KATHARINE HEPBURN - HANDWRITTEN SIGNED LETTER ON SPENCER TRACY'S LETTERHEAD - Letter (8.5" x 11") Ha

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KATHARINE HEPBURN - HANDWRITTEN SIGNED LETTER ON SPENCER TRACY'S LETTERHEAD - Letter (8.5  x 11 ) Ha
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KATHARINE HEPBURN - HANDWRITTEN SIGNED LETTER ON SPENCER TRACY'S LETTERHEAD

Letter (8.5" x 11") Handwritten by Katharine Hepburn on Spencer Tracy's personal letterhead describing Tracy's recent death (JSA COA)
Very Fine
1967

An autographed letter signed by Katharine Hepburn to her fellow suffragette Emily Pierson mourns the death of Spencer Tracy in 1967. This intimate and poignant letter, penned on Tracy's stationery with Hepburn's St Ives Street address in Los Angeles handwritten at the top right corner, is a remarkable artifact. It symbolizes the most celebrated romantic partnership in twentieth-century cinema and subtly references Hepburn's enduring commitment to the women's suffrage movement in the United States.
The letter, undated, was composed shortly after Tracy's death on June 10, 1967. Following their long-standing, highly publicized romance, Tracy, who remained married, spent his last two years predominantly in the company of Hepburn. She recounts their final moments together with vivid detail, a narrative she reiterates in her autobiography:
"A massive coronary occurred at 3 AM. I'm certain he felt nothing unusual since he didn't ring my bell. I heard him walk down the hall to the kitchen. I rose to join him-I knew he was about to prepare a cup of tea..."
Hepburn's signature on the reverse of the letter simply reads "Kath."

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