american actress of film, stage and television, and leading lady in hollywood for sixty years. known for her independence and spirited personality, she was also business savvy buying the rights to several productions such as 'the philadelphia story'. 'the african queen', 'woman of the year' and 40 other feature films, 8 television movies, and 33 plays spanned her 66 year career from the early 1920s. she successfully kept hidden a quarter century romance with spencer tracy. she has the record of four academy awards for best actress. 1907-2003 connecticut.

black conté pencil drawing
20x30 inch (51x76 cm) approx.