The calla liles are in bloom again.
The U.S. Postal Service Wednesday unveiled its new Katharine Hepburn stamp in ceremonies in the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center in Saybrook, Connecticut, on what would have been the legendary actress’s 103rd birthday.
Postmaster General John E. Potter was joined by Sam Waterston, who co-starred with Hepburn in the 1973 TV adaption of “The Glass Menagerie,” and by Anthony Harvey who directed her in the 1968 Academy-award winning film “The Lion in Winter.”
Also present were Hepburn’s nephew Mundy Hepburn and Chuck Still, executive director of the Arts Center.
The 44-cent stamp, part of the Postal Service’s Legends of Hollywood series, is based on a publicity still from Hepburn’s 1942 film “Woman of the Year.”
Potter, according to a Postal Service statement, described the stamp as continuing a tradition of “honoring the special people who epitomize our nation’s character and aspirations. Katharine Hepburn will be remembered for generations, for both her unparalleled acting ability and being a role model for women who chose to live life on their own terms.”
