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[The Train Wreck] Katherine Hepburn [How You Know Her] Iconoclastic leading lady
Unlike most of the women on this list, Hepburn’s biggest tragedy came young, when her brother committed suicide. She channeled her pain into a career as a rules-breaking leading lady (as well as through a desire to cross-dress.) Her long affair with a married Spencer Tracy doesn’t hurt, either.
When Luck Beats a Lady: The Tragic Woman as Gay Icon / Queerty
Why You Quote Her/ Dress Up Like Her on Halloween