The Making of the African Queen: Or How I Went to Africa With Bogart, Bacall and Huston and Almost Lost My Mind
Hepburn, Katharine
- Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
- Date published: 1987
- Format: Hardcover
- ISBN: 9780394562728
Fine hardbound with some light, tiny spotting to boards. Boards are white cloth with gilt on spine and with Ms. Hepburn's imprinted signature on front board. Dust Wrapper is Fine with bumping to spine head, and some light discoloration to back edge. Tight clean copy of First Edition, Fourth Printing in November 1987. Typed note from December 13, 2000 to the initial owner from Christiane Mccloskey for Miss Hepburn on letterhead stationary laid in. Miss Hepburn's SIGNATURE on the Title Page. This is Ms. Hepburn's recollection and treatment of the making of the African Queen, considered one of the best movies ever made. "Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 June 29, 2003) was an American actress of film, stage and television. Hepburn's career as a Hollywood leading lady spanned over 60 years. She was known for her headstrong liberty, spirited personality and outspokenness, cultivating a screen persona that matched this public image, and regularly playing strong-willed, sophisticated women. She worked in a range of genres, from screwball comedy to literary drama, and earned her various accolades, including four Academy Awards for Best Actress still a record for any performer. In 1999, Hepburn was named the greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema by the American Film Institute."
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