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At school Kate became a much-talked-about talent in dramatic productions. As with her father, Hepburn was sensitive to the pain beneath Tracys bluster. And the Hepburn family, for its part, found him rude and insulting. Howard was rumored to be highly jealous and possessive, and he could be physically abusive with women. [245] He respected her intelligence and thirst for knowledge about every aspect of filmmaking. As Hepburns brother Bob perceived, she was drawn to Tracy precisely because he so desperately needed her. Ironically, this was the exact moment Hughes wanted to get closer and closer, and in fact desperately wanted to marry her. Kate revered Ford as a filmmaker; Mary never gave up hope that he would find a manlier occupation. He could not bear to have anyone present when, in red flannel pajamas, he smoked in bed, sipped endless mugs of coffee, and read murder mysteries until dawn. 2 min read LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - She signed off as "Country Mouse" and called him "My. They never got married, but the ring and her love letters to him sold at auction in 2020 . Poll: Most prefer to watch movies at home. In 1928 she was understudying a socialite named Hope Williams in Philip Barrys play Holiday. Kathy seemed to crave solitude. Hughes became interested in movie making, and shortly after the deaths of his parents, he made plans to move to Hollywood. Hepburns background as a tomboy in a house full of brothers made it easy to fit into Fords masculine world. She appeared to enjoy bossing him about. Of the two Ford children, 13-year-old Barbara was the apple of Jacks eye. Hepburn ran inside to summon the fire department. While most of Katharine Hepburns estate will go to her family, the actress left money to the small Maryland church where her grandfather was a pastor and 4 pristine beachfront acres for exclusively public purposes. Hepburns will, written in 1992, was filed with the towns probate court Friday. Now, however, she was free as she had not been in five years. Hepburn arrived after a days work on Dragon Seed, based on the novel by Pearl S. Buck.