KATE REMEMBERED

Through recollections of his 20-year friendship with Katharine Hepburn, Berg tells the great actress's life story. Narrator Tony Goldwyn's vocal characterization of Hepburn is uncanny. He also portrays a respectable Michael Jackson, an unlikely Hepburn dinner guest, but largely he reads in his own clear, steady tone, which carries the story well. Although Hepburn requested that Berg publish his warm tribute after her death, few secrets are revealed. Her relationships with several men are examined, but little light is shed upon the mysterious years spent caring for an ailing Spencer Tracy. It's clear, however, that Tracy and the silver screen held the top spots in Hepburn's heart. J.J.B.
(c) AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine [Published: APR/MAY 04]