Comments on: Katharine Hepburn Picks up the Pieces from the 1938 Hurricane http://www.katharinehepburntheater.org/blog/katharine-hepburn/kate-picks-up-the-pieces-of-the-1938-hurricane/ A Blog About the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center in Old Saybrook, CT Wed, 07 Jul 2010 23:43:13 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Elizabeth Marvin Mulholland http://www.katharinehepburntheater.org/blog/katharine-hepburn/kate-picks-up-the-pieces-of-the-1938-hurricane/comment-page-1/#comment-912 Elizabeth Marvin Mulholland Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:35:40 +0000 http://www.katharinehepburntheater.org/?p=316#comment-912 Dr. Hepburn did indeed build the destroyed house three feet higherin brick instead of wood. But Kate never maintained the house. See Chapter 17 of my book, "Surviving High Society". When she died, the house came within eyelashes of being demolished because the foundation had moved six inches and the house was sitting in a hole. Water constantly flooded the house and Kate just cheerily swept it out and declared that as long as the toilets flushed she wasn't going to worry. As I understand it, Dr. Hepburn kept all Kate's financial accounts for years even to the point of giving her a monthly allowance well into her adulthood. The way I heard it, it was he that advised her to buy the rights to the Philadelphia Story. She did and that gave her a real foundation for personal financial independance. Dr. Hepburn did indeed build the destroyed house three feet higherin brick instead of wood. But Kate never maintained the house. See Chapter 17 of my book, “Surviving High Society”. When she died, the house came within eyelashes of being demolished because the foundation had moved six inches and the house was sitting in a hole. Water constantly flooded the house and Kate just cheerily swept it out and declared that as long as the toilets flushed she wasn’t going to worry.

As I understand it, Dr. Hepburn kept all Kate’s financial accounts for years even to the point of giving her a monthly allowance well into her adulthood. The way I heard it, it was he that advised her to buy the rights to the Philadelphia Story. She did and that gave her a real foundation for personal financial independance.

]]> By: C.K. Dexter Haven http://www.katharinehepburntheater.org/blog/katharine-hepburn/kate-picks-up-the-pieces-of-the-1938-hurricane/comment-page-1/#comment-738 C.K. Dexter Haven Sat, 06 Dec 2008 14:34:14 +0000 http://www.katharinehepburntheater.org/?p=316#comment-738 Thanks for posting these pictures. "The Hepburn Hurricane" story has always fascinated me, and as someone who has been through their own share of those storms, I know what the damage is like firsthand. Thanks for posting these pictures. “The Hepburn Hurricane” story has always fascinated me, and as someone who has been through their own share of those storms, I know what the damage is like firsthand.

]]> By: Stacy http://www.katharinehepburntheater.org/blog/katharine-hepburn/kate-picks-up-the-pieces-of-the-1938-hurricane/comment-page-1/#comment-687 Stacy Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:44:07 +0000 http://www.katharinehepburntheater.org/?p=316#comment-687 According to a program on the History Channel about the Hurricane that I just saw today: It happened on September 21st. According to a program on the History Channel about the Hurricane that I just saw today: It happened on September 21st.

]]> By: Ann http://www.katharinehepburntheater.org/blog/katharine-hepburn/kate-picks-up-the-pieces-of-the-1938-hurricane/comment-page-1/#comment-233 Ann Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:06:45 +0000 http://www.katharinehepburntheater.org/?p=316#comment-233 Good question Capt. Hilts, I'm working on an answer, though I don't think it was damaged as it's a couple miles inland from the sound. Ann Good question Capt. Hilts, I’m working on an answer, though I don’t think it was damaged as it’s a couple miles inland from the sound.
Ann

]]> By: Capt. Hilts, the Cooler King http://www.katharinehepburntheater.org/blog/katharine-hepburn/kate-picks-up-the-pieces-of-the-1938-hurricane/comment-page-1/#comment-232 Capt. Hilts, the Cooler King Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:58:22 +0000 http://www.katharinehepburntheater.org/?p=316#comment-232 What happened to the KHCAC building during the hurricane? What happened to the KHCAC building during the hurricane?

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