Woman of the Year
Woman of the Year is a 1942 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by George Stevens and starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. The film was written by Ring Lardner Jr. and Michael Kanin (with uncredited work on the rewritten ending by John Lee Mahin), and produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
Plot
Tess Harding and Sam Craig are journalists for the (fictional) New York Chronicle. Tess, the daughter of a former ambassador, is a highly educated, well-travelled political affairs columnist who speaks several languages fluently. Sam is a knowledgeable and well-informed sports writer. Their difficulties are presented as stemming from differences of class, experience and temperament, as well as from gender.
Awards
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author | Garson Kanin John Lee Mahin Michael Kanin Ring Lardner Jr. |
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award | Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay |
contentLocation | New York City |
director | George Stevens |
editor | Frank Sullivan |
genre | comedy-drama |
keywords | baseball game begin building superintendent cocktail party foreign language greek refugee id justice of the peace married south carolina sports writer super wedding night world war ii yankee stadium |
musicBy | Franz Waxman |
nomination | Academy Award for Best Actress Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay |
producer | Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
publisher | Loews Cineplex Entertainment |
theme | comedy of remarriage feminist romantic comedy war |