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MY FAIR LADY, 1964/KATHARINE HEPBURN
An autograph letter, signed, from Katharine Hepburn to Audrey Hepburn [n.d. but circa March, 1965], the five page letter in blue ballpoint pen on white notepaper, opening Spence [Spencer Tracy] and I were appalled at the omission of your name from the Academy nominations, going on to speculate as to the reason for the omission ...we decided that you are the scapegoat for every "injustice" ever suffered by an actor. Somehow or other - the press - from the first announcement that Eliza was not to be offered to Julie Andrews - sold the idea to people that this was a rank injustice, this despite the fact that usually Movies depart from Theatre casting - If she hadn't made Mary Poppins all would have been well - But her very success made it a sort of strike at you - and as you are rich & beautiful & very successful - so it grew out of all proportion. The underdog gets the bone..., the letter finishes resignedly And one way or another this will reverse itself & you'll be nominated for some silly performance where you don't deserve it at all - & so it goes - & it is a most humiliating profession... Well I like it, signed Kate Hepburn, with a contemporary typescript transcript on onionskin paper
8 x 5 in. (20.3 x 12.7 cm.); transcript 11 x 8 ½ in.(27.9 x 21.6 cm.)
An autograph letter, signed, from Katharine Hepburn to Audrey Hepburn [n.d. but circa March, 1965], the five page letter in blue ballpoint pen on white notepaper, opening Spence [Spencer Tracy] and I were appalled at the omission of your name from the Academy nominations, going on to speculate as to the reason for the omission ...we decided that you are the scapegoat for every "injustice" ever suffered by an actor. Somehow or other - the press - from the first announcement that Eliza was not to be offered to Julie Andrews - sold the idea to people that this was a rank injustice, this despite the fact that usually Movies depart from Theatre casting - If she hadn't made Mary Poppins all would have been well - But her very success made it a sort of strike at you - and as you are rich & beautiful & very successful - so it grew out of all proportion. The underdog gets the bone..., the letter finishes resignedly And one way or another this will reverse itself & you'll be nominated for some silly performance where you don't deserve it at all - & so it goes - & it is a most humiliating profession... Well I like it, signed Kate Hepburn, with a contemporary typescript transcript on onionskin paper
8 x 5 in. (20.3 x 12.7 cm.); transcript 11 x 8 ½ in.(27.9 x 21.6 cm.)
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