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The Associated Press
Tue Jul 18, 9:29 PM ET
Bryn Mawr College announced it will launch a center honoring the life and work of alumna Katharine Hepburn and will present actresses Lauren Bacall and Blythe Danner with awards at the center's inaugural event in September.
The Katharine Houghton Hepburn Center was established to honor the American screen legend and four-time Oscar winner, a 1928 Bryn Mawr graduate, and her mother, Katharine Houghton Hepburn, an early feminist activist and 1899 Bryn Mawr graduate. The center has been authorized by the Hepburn family and executors of her estate, the school said Tuesday.
The launch of the center will be celebrated at a gala in Philadelphia on Sept. 9, when the first-ever annual Katharine Hepburn Medals will be awarded to Bacall and Danner. The medal "recognizes women whose outstanding lifework and achievements embody the intelligence, independence and drive of Katharine Hepburn," the college said.
Actress and playwright Katharine Houghton, Hepburn's niece, will deliver the gala dinner's closing remarks.
Bryn Mawr College, a liberal arts college founded in 1885, is located nine miles west of Philadelphia.
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On the Net:
Katharine Houghton Hepburn Center: http://www.brynmawr.edu/hepburn
What a tremendous honor! I think this is fantastic!
Jessica
Tue Jul 18, 9:29 PM ET
Bryn Mawr College announced it will launch a center honoring the life and work of alumna Katharine Hepburn and will present actresses Lauren Bacall and Blythe Danner with awards at the center's inaugural event in September.
The Katharine Houghton Hepburn Center was established to honor the American screen legend and four-time Oscar winner, a 1928 Bryn Mawr graduate, and her mother, Katharine Houghton Hepburn, an early feminist activist and 1899 Bryn Mawr graduate. The center has been authorized by the Hepburn family and executors of her estate, the school said Tuesday.
The launch of the center will be celebrated at a gala in Philadelphia on Sept. 9, when the first-ever annual Katharine Hepburn Medals will be awarded to Bacall and Danner. The medal "recognizes women whose outstanding lifework and achievements embody the intelligence, independence and drive of Katharine Hepburn," the college said.
Actress and playwright Katharine Houghton, Hepburn's niece, will deliver the gala dinner's closing remarks.
Bryn Mawr College, a liberal arts college founded in 1885, is located nine miles west of Philadelphia.
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On the Net:
Katharine Houghton Hepburn Center: http://www.brynmawr.edu/hepburn
What a tremendous honor! I think this is fantastic!
Jessica
