‘Miss Hepburn Is Humanized’: The Star Persona of Katharine Hepburn

@article{Thumim1986MissHI,
  title={‘Miss Hepburn Is Humanized’: The Star Persona of Katharine Hepburn},
  author={Janet Thumim},
  journal={Feminist Review},
  year={1986},
  volume={24},
  pages={71-102}
}
  • Janet Thumim
  • Published 1 November 1986
  • Sociology
  • Feminist Review
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