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Katharine Houghton Hepburn was born on May 12, 1907, in Hartford, Connecticut, the second of six children. Her parents were Thomas Norval Hepburn (1879–1962), a urologist at Hartford Hospital, and Katharine Martha Houghton Hepburn (1878–1951), a feminist campaigner.
Jun 29, 2003 · Her parents were Katharine Martha Houghton (1878–1951), a feminist who headed the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association and later fought for birth control with Margaret Sanger, and Thomas Norval Hepburn (1879–1962), a urologist at Hartford Hospital.
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In 1923 Hepburn formed the Connecticut Branch of the American Birth Control League with two of her friends, Mrs. George Day and Mrs. M. Toscan Bennett. She was the mother and namesake of actress Katharine Hepburn and the grandmother and namesake of actress Katharine Houghton.
Katharine Houghton Hepburn was born on May 12, 1907 in Hartford, Connecticut to a suffragist, Katharine Martha (Houghton), and a doctor, Thomas Norval Hepburn, who both always encouraged her to speak her mind, develop it fully, and exercise her body to its full potential.
- May 12, 1907
- June 29, 2003
Quick Facts. Also Known As: Katharine Houghton Hepburn. Died At Age: 96. Family: Spouse/Ex-: Ludlow Ogden Smith (m. 1928–1941) father: Thomas Norval Hepburn. mother: Katharine Martha Houghton. siblings: Marion Grant - Margaret Hepburn - Richard Hepburn - Tom Hepburn - Robert Hepburn. Partner: Spencer Tracy (1941–1967; Tracy's death)
Jun 29, 2003 · Ancestors. Daughter of Thomas Norval Hepburn and Katharine Martha (Houghton) Hepburn. Sister of Thomas Houghton Hepburn, Richard Houghton Hepburn, Robert Houghton Hepburn, Marion Houghton (Hepburn) Grant and Margaret Houghton (Hepburn) Perry.
May 17, 2024 · Katharine Hepburn’s father was a wealthy and prominent Connecticut surgeon, and her mother was a leader in the women’s suffrage movement. From early childhood Hepburn was continually encouraged to expand her intellectual horizons, speak nothing but the truth, and keep herself in top physical condition.
