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Katharine Hepburn: Hepburn's legacy
Hepburn died on June 29, 2003 at 2:50 p.m., at Fenwick, the Hepburn family home, in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. She was 96. In honor of her extensive theater work, the bright lights of Broadway were dimmed for an hour.
Her autobiography, ', was published in 1991. The book Kate Remembered, by A. Scott Berg, was published a mere 13 days after her death; it documents the friendship between the actress and biographer.
Hepburn's professional legacy is today carried on within her family. Hepburn's niece is actress Katharine Houghton, who appeared with her in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967). Hepburn's grand-niece is actress
Schuyler Grant.
In 2004, in accordance with Hepburn's wishes, her personal effects were put up for auction with Sotheby's in New York. Hepburn had meticulously collected an extraordinary amount of material relating to her career and place in Hollywood over the years. The auction netted several million dollars, which Hepburn willed mostly to her family and close friends.
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