Barbara Walters' Complicated Relationship With Katharine Hepburn Explained

Hanging out with Hepburn, Walters began to sharpen her own views on career, family and relationships, as Showbiz CheatSheetpoints out. Perhaps some of the famous actress's storied independence rubbed off on Walters, because she went on to enjoy her own high-flying career.

Hanging out with Hepburn, Walters began to sharpen her own views on career, family and relationships, as Showbiz CheatSheet points out. Perhaps some of the famous actress's storied independence rubbed off on Walters, because she went on to enjoy her own high-flying career.

But no matter how accomplished she became, Walters' admiration for Hepburn never dimmed. And in "Audition," Walters says she still remembers many of Hepburn's unambiguous opinions years later. (Among those was Hepburn's opinion on appropriate journalistic conduct: Show up on time and bring chocolates.)

Walters also never forgot Hepburn's relationship with Spencer Tracy, an unorthodox affair in which the couple never lived together or married. Still, they remained a couple for three decades, during which time they co-starred in nine movies, according to Biography. Walters writes in "Audition" of how Hepburn's residence was adorned with artwork done by Tracy, who by many accounts abused alcohol significantly.

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