TCM Tribute to Katherine Hepburn Aug. 21

Film star Katherine Hepburn is the subject of a 13-film TCM tribute on Saturday, August 21, 2021.

As part of its Summer Under the Stars series, Turner Classic Movies will broadcast 12 of Hepburn’s classic films, plus a 90-minute documentary about her life and career. Here is the TCM schedule for August 21; all times are ET:

6:00 am Break of Hearts (1935)

7:30 am Christopher Strong (1933)

9:00 am A Woman Rebels (1936)

10:30 am Alice Adams (1935)

12:15 pm Bringing Up Baby (1938)

2:00 pm Woman of the Year (1942)

4:00 pm The Sea of Grass (1947)

6:15 pm Adam’s Rib (1949)

8:00 pm Desk Set (1957)

10:00 pm The Rainmaker (1956)

12:15 am The Lion in Winter (1968)

2:45 am Katharine Hepburn: All About Me (1993)

4:00 am The Iron Petticoat (1956)

Hepburn was born on May 12, 1907 in Hartford, CT. She died at age 96 on June 29, 2003, in Old Saybrook, CT. For more details visit: TCM Biography of Katherine Hepburn

TCM Summer Under the Stars

Also coming later this month on TCM are tributes to Tyrone Power, Lee Marvin, Ingrid Bertman and James Cagney. For a complete schedule and more details visit:

Summer Under the Stars on TCM

TCM Daily Schedule

TCM Schedule for August

Alphabetic List of August Films

Hepburn Film Trailers

Below is the trailer for Bringing Up Baby (1938) from Movieclips Classic Trailers. The film is showing at 12:15 pm, followed by a trailer for Desk Set, showing at 8 pm.