Kate Remembered
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Kate Remembered is a well-known book published and released on July 11, 2003 by A. Scott Berg
, which tells the story and life of Katharine Hepburn
, the legendary film actress. The book was released 12 days after Katharine's death at 96 on June 29. The Book received mixed reviews.
, also a friend of Katharine, said after reading it that, she responded and pronounced Mr. Berg's book, "Self-promoting fakery …. Hepburn would have despised it and his betrayal of her friendship."
He later issued a written statement via his publisher, G.P. Putnam's Sons.
"Over the last two months, I have been truly shocked at Liz Smith's professional behavior-or, more accurately, her lack thereof," Mr. Berg wrote. "My family and friends have reacted with utter disbelief at the level of personal disdain conveyed by Ms. Smith toward someone she barely knows; (indeed, beyond my appearing at one of her Literacy Volunteer events, I've met her but a few times.) And I've heard that people I don't even know are shocked by her personal assault on my reputation, one that stops just short of character assassination."
Cynthia McFadden
, the executor of Katharine's will and estate also had the same feelings and did not like the book. She would have preferred to have written it, as she knew Kate well also, but did not since she did not have the time.
Some positive reviews about the book include: "From the start, Berg's book is a paean of praise and love...." New York Times Book Review - Robert Gottlieb (08/17/2003)
A. Scott Berg
Andrew Scott Berg is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American biographer. After graduating from Princeton University in 1971, Berg expanded his senior thesis, about editor Maxwell Perkins, into a full-length biography. Maxwell Perkins: Editor of Genius won a National Book Award, and his second book,...
, which tells the story and life of Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Houghton Hepburn was an American actress of film, stage, and television. In a career that spanned 62 years as a leading lady, she was best known for playing strong-willed, sophisticated women in both dramas and comedies...
, the legendary film actress. The book was released 12 days after Katharine's death at 96 on June 29. The Book received mixed reviews.
Synopsis
Published within days of her death at 96, this life of Katharine Hepburn is able to take her to her final hours, following her career from her aristocratic, fresh-faced, and slightly audacious youth to her extreme old age. A. Scott Berg knew Hepburn for the last 20 years of her life, and his book is not only the biography of a beloved actress but a tribute to a dear friend—a friend to whom she told the truth about her life, including her great loves and pet hates, with an eye to its eventual publication.Friendship with Katharine
Berg was a personal friend of Katharine, since meeting her in 1983. He told her he wanted to write a biography about her life and she helped him write it, by providing him with a lot of information of her life. He told her he would release it after her passing.Mixed Reviews
There was mixed reviews after it was released. Gossup Columnist Liz SmithLiz Smith (journalist)
Mary Elizabeth "Liz" Smith is an American gossip columnist. She is known as The Grand Dame of Dish.- Early life and career :...
, also a friend of Katharine, said after reading it that, she responded and pronounced Mr. Berg's book, "Self-promoting fakery …. Hepburn would have despised it and his betrayal of her friendship."
He later issued a written statement via his publisher, G.P. Putnam's Sons.
"Over the last two months, I have been truly shocked at Liz Smith's professional behavior-or, more accurately, her lack thereof," Mr. Berg wrote. "My family and friends have reacted with utter disbelief at the level of personal disdain conveyed by Ms. Smith toward someone she barely knows; (indeed, beyond my appearing at one of her Literacy Volunteer events, I've met her but a few times.) And I've heard that people I don't even know are shocked by her personal assault on my reputation, one that stops just short of character assassination."
Cynthia McFadden
Cynthia McFadden
Cynthia McFadden is an anchor and correspondent for ABC News who currently co-anchors Nightline and Primetime.-Education:...
, the executor of Katharine's will and estate also had the same feelings and did not like the book. She would have preferred to have written it, as she knew Kate well also, but did not since she did not have the time.
Some positive reviews about the book include: "From the start, Berg's book is a paean of praise and love...." New York Times Book Review - Robert Gottlieb (08/17/2003)
Additional information
- MuzeFormatDesc: Hardcover
- Format: Hardcover
- ISBN 0399151648
- ISBN 9780399151644
- Jul 2003
- Publisher: Putnam Pub Group
- 370 pages
- Language: English
- Size
- Length: 370 pages
- Height: 8.8 in
- Width: 6.0 in
- Thickness: 1.5 in
- Weight: 22.4 oz