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Katharine Houghton Hepburn was born on May 12, 1907. She was born in Harford, Connecticut to a doctor; her father Thomas, and a women’s suffrage leader; her mother Katharine. Kate, as she was called, was an athletic tomboy while growing up. She has three brothers and three sisters. Tom, one of her brothers committed suicide at age 14. After high school, Kate attended Bryn Mawr College, where she decided to be an actress. Her first jobs after graduating college were small Broadway roles. Kate met and married Ludlow Ogden Smith in 1928. Her first major appearance was in 1931, in her part in “Art and Mrs. Bottle.” After many play performances, she began cre