Katharine Hepburn lived an extraordinary life by any measure, and with her passing last year the world lost a pioneering actress whose 12 Academy Award nominations and four Oscar wins hold a proud place in the record books. This retrospective celebrates her remarkable life and career, and the recent gift by her estate of her personal papers to the Academy. This treasure trove of photographs, correspondence, scrapbooks and other items will allow film scholars unprecedented access to the life and word of one of the 20th century’s most charismatic figures. And this companion film series will allow film lovers to experience the on-screen glories of ‘Kate the Great.’

Summertime (1955)
Premiere of a print restored by the Academy Film Archive and the British Film Institute in conjunction with Janus Films. Directed by David Lean. With Rossano Brazzi, Darren McGavin. Oscar nomination for Best Actress. 99 minutes.

Hosted by Robert Osborne, the film screening will be preceded by a panel discussion of actors and directors who worked with Katharine Hepburn.

Stage Door (1937)
New print courtesy of Warner Bros. Directed by Gregory LaCava. With Ginger Rogers, Adolphe Mejou, Gail Patrick, Lucille Ball. 92 minutes.

Bringing up Baby (1938)
New print courtesy of Warner Bros.  Directed by Howard Hawks.  With Cary Grant, Charlie Ruggles, Barry Fitzgerald. 102 minutes.

Desk Set (1957)
New print courtesy of 20th Century Fox. Directed by Walter Lang. With Spencer Tracy, Gig Young, Joan Blondell, Dina Merrill. 103 minutes.

Adam’s Rib (1949)
New print from the Academy Film Archive, courtesy of Warner Bros.  Directed by George Cukor.  With Spencer Tracy, Judy Holliday, Tom Ewell. 100 minutes.

Woman of the Year (1942)
New print courtesy of Warner Bros.  Directed by George Stevens.  With Spencer Tracy, Fay Bainter, Reginal Owen.  Oscar nomination for Best Actress. 112 minutes.

The African Queen (1951)
Original Technicolor dye transfer print from the Academy Film Archive.  Directed by John Huston.  With Humphrey Bogart, Robert Morley. Oscar nomination for Best Actress. 105 minutes.

A Woman Rebels (1936)
New print from the Academy Film Archive, courtesy of Warner Bros.  Directed by Mark Sandrich.  With Herbert Marshall, Elizabeth Allan, Donald Crisp. 88 minutes.

Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
New print courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment, restored to director Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s original version.  With Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift.  Oscar nomination for Best Actress. 114 minutes.

Morning Glory (1933)
New print from the Archive Film Archive, courtesy of Warner Bros.  Directed by Lowell Sherman.  With Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Adolphe Menjou.  First Oscar nomination, and win, as Best Actress. 74 minutes.

On Golden Pond (1981)
New print from the Academy Film Archive, courtesy of Universal Studios.  Directed by Mark Rydell.  With Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda.  Last Oscar nomination (of twelve) and final Oscar win (of four), as Best Actress. 109 minutes.