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THE SPENCER TRACY LEGACY: A TRIBUTE BY KATHARINE HEPBURN (1983)Run time: 90 minutes
Documentary screening and discussion with David Heeley and Joan Kramer
Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn formed one of the greatest couples of Hollywood’s Golden Era – on and off screen. Shortly after completing the documentary STARRING KATHARINE HEPBURN (1981) for public television, filmmakers David Heeley and Joan Kramer, asked Miss Hepburn to narrate this profile of Tracy. She became a partner of the project and was eager to talk about all aspects of the man she considered to be her one great love.
Over a 16-year period, Joan Kramer and David Heeley maintained a professional and personal relationship with Katharine Hepburn, working together on a total of three documentary profiles. Following the film, Joan and David will talk about their time with Miss Hepburn and entertain questions from the audience.
JOAN KRAMER
Born in Chicago, IL, Joan Kramer was a ballet dancer and assistant choreographer before starting her career in film and television production. She was an assistant talent coordinator for The Dick Cavett Show, associate producer for a Candid Camera Special, and writer for Live From Lincoln Center. She then joined the staff of WNET where she began her long producing partnership with David Heeley. For public television, and later for their own company, Top Hat Productions, they created profiles of some of the most famous and well-respected personalities in the entertainment industry, and maintained personal relationships with many of them, their families, and friends. Their programs have received five Emmy awards, twenty Emmy nominations, and many other national and international honors.
DAVID HEELEY
David Heeley was born in the north of England. After graduating from Oxford University in 1961, he joined the BBC in London, initially as an engineer, eventually becoming a staff director. In 1969 he moved to New York, where he worked first for public television's WNET, and later Top Hat Productions, which he owned with Joan Kramer. He has received many awards, including six Emmys, has been nominated for three Directors Guild of America awards, and has taught a course on directing at New York University's School of Continuing and Professional Studies. He was executive producer of the WNET/PBS series Nature from its premiere in 1982 until 1991, and has produced numerous acclaimed documentary profiles together with Joan Kramer.
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The Kate - Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St,Old Saybrook,CT,United States
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