[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 99 (Tuesday, July 8, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1410-E1411]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 IN HONOR OF THE LATE KATHARINE HEPBURN

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 8, 2003

  Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to one of our 
nation's most beloved cultural treasures, the great actress Katharine 
Hepburn, whose death on June 29th has been an occasion for mourning 
around the globe. Appearing in forty-three films and countless plays 
and television productions, she received four Academy Awards for her 
acting abilities, a feat unmatched by any actor in cinematic history. 
The author of a best-selling memoir, she was one of the most recognized 
and cherished American women in all the world.
  Katharine Hepburn was also beloved by her friends and neighbors on 
Manhattan's East Side, where she maintained a residence for many years 
in addition to her home in eastern

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Connecticut. For over six decades she lived in a townhouse on East 49th 
Street in the Turtle Bay neighborhood near the United Nations 
headquarters. Even after she retired permanently to Connecticut, she 
remained a generous and loyal dues-paying member of the local community 
group, the Turtle Bay Association to the end of her life. Her efforts 
on behalf of the Turtle Bay community led local residents to name a 
garden in Dag Hammarskjold Plaza on East 47th Street in her honor in 
1997. Every year, on her birthday of May 12, the community continues to 
celebrate their pride in their illustrious neighbor's achievements and 
character with a display and a ceremony in her honor. Following the 
news of her death at the age of 96, the Turtle Bay Association and 
Friends of Dag Hammarskjold Plaza immediately established a memorial in 
the Katharine Hepburn Garden in tribute to their illustrious and 
beloved neighbor, complete with photographs, candles and flowers.
  Because of her notable achievements on stage and screen and her 
indomitable and distinctive presence, Katharine Hepburn's spirit and 
presence will live on forever. It is only fitting that we salute her 
remarkable life and career and recognize her as a great American.

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