Writing in June 1984, in response to news of a planned retrospective of her films in Pittsburgh the following September; as quoted in Christopher Rawson "On Stage: Kate Hepburn, Richard Rauh and old Nixon" Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (July 9, 2003)

"My beautiful Grandmother -- Caroline Garlinghouse -- came from Pittsburgh -- my mother's mother. I never met her but I have followed many of her ideas -- through my mother -- And it has given me a warm spot in my heart for your city...My grandmother's brother, Fred Garlinghouse, lived in Pittsburgh, was an engineer and apparently worked for Jones and Laughlin Steel Company."

— Katharine Hepburn

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets ""My beautiful Grandmother -- Caroline Garlinghouse -- came from Pittsburgh -- my mother's mother. I never met her but I have followed many of her ideas -- through my mother -- And it has given me a warm spot in my heart for your city...My grandmother's brother, Fred Garlinghouse, lived in Pittsburgh, was an engineer and apparently worked for Jones and Laughlin Steel Company."" in the context of "Writing in June 1984, in response to news of a planned retrospective of her films in Pittsburgh the following September; as quoted in Christopher Rawson "On Stage: Kate Hepburn, Richard Rauh and old Nixon" Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (July 9, 2003)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Katharine Hepburn

About Katharine Hepburn

Katharine Houghton Hepburn (12 May 1907 – 29 June 2003) was an American actress of film, television and stage. In 1999, Hepburn was named as the greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema by the American Film Institute.