I
felt a particular loss yesterday when opening the newspaper and reading
that Kate Hepburn passed at 96.
Even
though she hasn't made a feature in quite a few years, and she certainly
qualifies as one of the last Black and White Stars to pass away, leaving
behind her some of the Cinema's best work, I miaa her presence in this
world.
Just
last month, I viewed one of my mini-festivals, including "Guess
Who's Coming to Dinner", her last film with the love of her life,
"Philadelphia Story", where she plays the inimitable and purely
original Tracey Lord, and "The Lion In Winter", in which she
essays the part of a Queen.
Kate
is and has always been a Queen of the Cinema. As I wonder so often these
days as the last Great Stars of Hollywood leave us. It is up to those
who remember them to keep them in the Cultural Memory of Time, and to
introduce the Work to new generations.
The
Art Is What Matters.
