The Boston Globe, August 29th, 1987
In her forthcoming book, "The Making of 'The African Queen,' " Katharine Hepburn recalls John Huston visiting her tent in 1951 with gentle hints about a scene. Huston mumbled about how Eleanor Roosevelt looked while visiting veterans' hospitals: "Do you remember, Katie dear, that lovely smile?. . . Chin up. The best is yet to come . . . the society smile . . . . Think it over. It might be useful." Hepburn called it "the goddamnedest best piece of direction I ever heard." Huston, who died yesterday at 81, tried to make the best movies possible. He succeeded. After a short career as a screenwrit...
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