[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17209]
[From the U.S. 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 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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