W. Jeffrey Wilson's
Brushes with Greatness


Katharine Hepburn:

In November 1975 I was a Haverford student living at Bryn Mawr College when Katharine Hepburn made a brief surprise visit (11-2-1975).  I was photo editor for the bi-college newspaper, and someone told me she was on campus and that I should grab my camera.  I took these photos, and had the following (paraphrased) brief exchange with Ms. Hepburn:

KH: "Do they allow people like you to live here now?"    Me: "Yes, they do."    KH: "How unfortunate." (or maybe "What a shame.") 

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Other Greats:

I spent about 1 hr in a car with Buckminster Fuller.

I had dinner with Sir Francis Crick.

Others will be added as my impaired memory allows.

 

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