They were lovers for about a year, a year and a half, from 1937 to '38 and they’re very, very juicy.". Hepburn used pet names and pseudonyms like C. Mouse and Mrs H.R. A biopic depicting the early years of legendary Director and aviator Howard Hughes' career from the late 1920s to the mid 1940s. Locals tell of Howard Hughes coming to visit Hepburn and landing his plane on the par-5 9th fairway. With Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, John C. Reilly. Katharine Hepburn, Howard Hughes’ Former 90210 Estate Asks $39 Million – DIRT The letters and engagement ring are part of a wider collection of Hughes' documents and personal belongings that were acquired from the family of the late Vernon C. Olson, who was private accountant to Hughes. In another, “The Philadelphia Story” actress called him “brilliant as Einstein,” and “graceful as a gazelle.”. (Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Aurora Ellis), Become an OAN Supporter on Facebook to Watch Credible News 24/7 Anywhere, if (screen && screen.width > 1024){var script=document.createElement('script'); script.src='//served-by.pixfuture.com/www/delivery/headerbid.js'; script.setAttribute("slotId","24697x300x250x4195x_ADSLOT1"); script.setAttribute("refreshInterval",30); script.setAttribute("refreshTime",5); document.getElementById("24697x300x250x4195x_ADSLOT1").appendChild(script);}. Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. Many of Hollywood star Katharine Hepburn's letters to eccentric entrepreneur Howard Hughes are going up for auction in Los Angeles for the first time on July 23. She was Hollywood star Katharine Hepburn and he was eccentric entrepreneur Howard Hughes. "We have over 55 hand-written letters, love notes, bedside notes from Katharine Hepburn. Read also: Leonard Cohen's love letters to Marianne fetch $876,000 at auction. Hughes and Hepburn never married but their romance, which was chronicled in the 2004 movie The Aviator, was a huge celebrity story at the time. Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts.. A crossover episode, uniting our two ongoing series, The Many Loves of Howard Hughes and Follies of 1938, focusing on Hughes’ relationship with Katharine Hepburn, which peaked and crashed in 1938.Introduced by Hughes’ close confidant, Cary Grant, Hepburn and Hughes became a celebrity couple in the modern … Orson Welles unplugged: dishing dirt on Katharine Hepburn being farked by Howard Hughes, Woody Allen having the "Chaplin disease" and other Hollywood tales (dangerousminds.net) 63 More: Amusing , Audrey Hepburn , Howard Hughes , Woody Allen , Orson Welles , Hollywood , Farked , Peter Biskind , Bette Davis "My most excellent Boss" begins one. The letters and engagement ring are part of a wider collection of Hughes’ documents and personal belongings that were acquired from the family of the late Vernon C. Olson, who was private accountant to Hughes. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - She signed off as “Country Mouse” and called him “My most excellent boss.”. © Copyright 2020 — Herring Networks, Inc. All Rights Reserved. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The emerald and diamond engagement ring that Howard Hughes gave to Hollywood star Katharine Hepburn in … Katharine Hepburn star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California. July 24, 2020. Directed by Martin Scorsese. Many of her letters to him are going up for auction in Los Angeles for the first time on July 23. She was Hollywood star Katharine Hepburn and he was eccentric entrepreneur Howard Hughes. Planting the seeds of independent intelligence that would flourish throughout Hepburn’s life, both of her parents encouraged and expected their daughter to excel in academics, athletics, and any arena she chose. The engagement ring had a pre-sale estimate of about $30,000. Other items include the two-tone jacket Hughes wore while piloting his huge Spruce Goose flying boat, his trademark fedora hat and contracts for multiple movies.