“I wish I could tell it all — I’ve been everything to him, you know, including nur

“I wish I could tell it all — I’ve been everything to him, you know, including nurse, but it wouldn’t be fair.” - KH about ST to Roy Newquist on set of GWCTD (Quoted in Newquist’s own column, The Park Forest Star, December 1971) ⁣⁣
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Today, June 9th, is the last day #KatharineHepburn unknowingly had with #SpencerTracy. ⁣⁣
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Roy Newquist wrote a wonderful book (A Special Kind of Magic) containing interviews from on set of GUESS WHOS COMING TO DINNER and was somebody Kate could really confide in; UCLA holds the private tapes of his interviews, which feature audio clips of Tracy & Hepburn behind the scenes! ⁣⁣
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In a private handwritten letter sent to Newquist in reply to his condolences, KH remarked once again about the 26 years she spent with Tracy, stating: “Someday I suppose I’ll try to do a book – but it would involve others + it is awkward” ⁣⁣
Many others received a similar reply when asked about her writing the story of life with Spencer while Louise Tracy was still alive - Thankfully, Katharine DID write a book decades later when she realized nobody would get hurt anymore by what it contained.⁣
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- Photos: On set of GWCTD, you can see the love Katharine radiated as she made sure Spencer was comfortable at all times.⁣
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