Woman of the Year (1942) | |
| Director(s) | George Stevens |
| Producer(s) | Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Romance, Sports |
| Top Topics | Battle of the Sexes, Husband Wife, Marriage, Newspapers, Reporters, Romance (Comic) |
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Woman of the Year (1942) was a Comedy - Romance Film directed by George Stevens and produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
SYNOPSIS
This is the first of the Hepburn-Tracy on-screen sparring matches, and perhaps the best. Hepburn and Tracy work for the same newspaper, he a sports writer and she a political commentator. They meet after his angry response to her opinion that baseball should be called off during the war. To the surprise of all, they marry. The odd-couple pairing results in sharply observed scenes from a marriage: her fumbling at housework and devotion to her work, his drinking and resentment of her career. The inevitable bumps lead Hepburn to consider divorce just as she's chosen Woman of the Year. Originally developed by Garson Kanin, he turned it over to Lardner and his brother Michael, who earned Oscars.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
.Woman of the Year was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1999.
Academy Awards 1942 --- Ceremony Number 15 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actress | Katharine Hepburn | Nominated |
| Best Writing | Ring Lardner, Jr., Michael Kanin | Won |
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By Carol Martinheira on May 12, 2022 From The Old Hollywood GardenONE MOVIE, THREE QUOTES: Woman of the Year (1942) On May 12, 2022 By CarolIn Uncategorized Image from Pinterest It?s Katharine Hepburn?s birthday and you know what that means. May?s edition of ONE MOVIE, THREE QUOTES goes out to her! No, not The Philadelphia Story (... Read full article
Woman of the Year (1942)
on Sep 15, 2017 From Journeys in Classic FilmOut of all the on-screen teams the studio system created, none endures as strongly as the teaming of Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. The two made nine films together, and had a strong romantic relationship off-screen, and nearly every film they made is magic distilled in some form. Their first ... Read full article
1001 Classic Movies: Woman of the Year
By Amanda Garrett on May 19, 2017 From Old Hollywood FilmsWoman of the Year (1942) is one of the 1001 classic movies you should see. This romantic comedy stars Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn as dueling newspaper reporters who fall in love. This series will now appear every Friday to accommodate my schedule. Each Monday Friday, I'm going to recomm... Read full article
WOMAN OF THE YEAR On Criterion Blu-ray
By Dan Day Jr. on Apr 30, 2017 From The Hitless Wonder Movie BlogOne of the greatest romantic comedies of all time gets the Criterion treatment. WOMAN OF THE YEAR (1942) is the very first collaboration between screen legends Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn, and many believe it is the best. When one watches WOMAN OF THE YEAR, it's hard to believe that Tracy &... Read full article
“A Mulher do Dia / Woman of the Year” (1942) e a mulher que eu quero ser
By L? on Aug 14, 2015 From Critica Retro“A Mulher do Dia / Woman of the Year” (1942) e a mulher que eu quero ser Este texto cont?m spoilers. Quando somos crian?as, nos fazem a pergunta: “o que voc? quer ser quando crescer”? Acredito que seria mais sensato reformular a quest?o, e perguntar: “Q... Read full article
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Quotes from
Phil Whittaker: Women should be kept illiterate and clean, like canaries.
Tess Harding: [In the stands at the ballpark, observing the large crowd in attendance] Are all these people unemployed?
Sam Craig: No, they're all attending their grandmother's funeral.
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The reason for the changed ending is revealed in the book 'A Remarkable Woman: A Biography of Katharine Hepburn' by Anne Edwards. It says, "Mankiewicz and Stevens were concerned that 'the average American housewife, seated next to her husband, staring for two hours at this paragon of beauty, intelligence, wit, accomplishment, and everything else, (could not) help but wonder if her husband (wasn't) comparing her very unfavorably with this goddess he sees on the screen.' Stevens, who for all his charm was a dedicated male chauvinist, decided with Mankiewicz that Tess Harding had to have her comeuppance." This is why the ending was added showing Tess as incompetent in the kitchen.
Hepburn refused to reveal who wrote the screen play to Louis B. Mayer until after he bought the project from Hepburn. Hepburn was afraid that Mayer would low-ball the two authors (Michael Kanin and Ring Lardner Jr.) because at the time they were both relatively unknown.
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