Woman of the Year
VHS cover
Directed by	George Stevens
Produced by	Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Written by	Ring Lardner Jr. Michael Kanin John Lee Mahin
Starring	Spencer Tracy Katharine Hepburn Fay Bainter
Music by	Franz Waxman
Cinematography	Joseph Ruttenberg
Editing by	Frank Sullivan
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Release date(s)	January 19, 1942
Running time	114 min.
Language	English
Budget	$3,000,000
IMDb profile

Woman of the Year is a 1942 romantic comedy film in which a feminist, chosen "Woman of the Year", tries to keep the spark in her personal relationship. It was directed by George Stevens, produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and written by Ring Lardner Jr. and Michael Kanin. The music score was by Franz Waxman and the cinematography by Joseph Ruttenberg. The art direction was by Cedric Gibbons and Randall Duell and the costume design by Adrian. Image File history File links Woman_of_the_Year_VHS.jpg‎ Description: VHS cover to the 1942 film, Woman of the Year Source: page image This image is of a videotape cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the videotape or the studio which produced the... George Stevens examining film from A Place in the Sun. ... Joseph Leo Mankiewicz (February 11, 1909–February 6, 1993) was an American Hollywood screenwriter, director and producer. ... Ringgold W. Lardner Jr. ... John Lee Mahin, (August 23, 1902 - April 18, 1984) was a prolific screenwriter and producer. ... Spencer Tracy (left) in 1960s Inherit the Wind with Fredric March. ... Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an iconic four-time Academy Award-winning American star of film, television and stage, widely recognized for her sharp wit, New England gentility and fierce independence. ... Fay Bainter (December 7, 1891 – April 16, 1968) was an American actress. ... Franz Waxman (December 24, 1906, Königshütte, Upper Silesia (now Chorzów, Poland) - February 24, 1967, Los Angeles, California), born Franz Wachsmann, was a German-born Jewish-American composer, known for his bravura Carmen Fantasy for violin and orchestra and for his musical scores for films. ... Joseph Ruttenberg (July 4, 1889 - May 1, 1983) was a photojournalist and Academy Award-winning cinematographer. ... Frank Sullivan can refer to different people: Frank Sullivan: a writer Frank Sullivan: a film editor Frank Sullivan: a MLB player Frank Sullivan: a NHL player Frank Sullivan: a Winter Olympics ice hockey player This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise... Leo the Lion in the MGM logo since 2001 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, was, until 2005, a media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... See also: 1941 in film 1942 1943 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events Carole Lombard is killed in a plane crash when returning from a War Bond tour. ... George Stevens examining film from A Place in the Sun. ... Joseph Leo Mankiewicz (February 11, 1909–February 6, 1993) was an American Hollywood screenwriter, director and producer. ... Ringgold W. Lardner Jr. ... Franz Waxman (December 24, 1906, Königshütte, Upper Silesia (now Chorzów, Poland) - February 24, 1967, Los Angeles, California), born Franz Wachsmann, was a German-born Jewish-American composer, known for his bravura Carmen Fantasy for violin and orchestra and for his musical scores for films. ... Joseph Ruttenberg (July 4, 1889 - May 1, 1983) was a photojournalist and Academy Award-winning cinematographer. ... Cedric Gibbons in Dublin, Ireland, (23 March 1893 - 26 July 1960 was the art director at MGM studios. ... Adrian is a name which is the English, Russian, Polish and Romanian translation of the latin Hadrianus meaning of Hadria, or of the Adriatic sea region. Pope Adrian IV was a 12 century British Pope who became popular in the 1980s when Sue Townsend published The Secret Diary of Adrian...

The film stars Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn with Fay Bainter, Reginald Owen, Minor Watson and William Bendix. Spencer Tracy (left) in 1960s Inherit the Wind with Fredric March. ... Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an iconic four-time Academy Award-winning American star of film, television and stage, widely recognized for her sharp wit, New England gentility and fierce independence. ... Fay Bainter (December 7, 1891 – April 16, 1968) was an American actress. ... Reginald Owen, or John Reginald Owen, (August 5, 1887–November 5, 1972) was a British character actor known for playing in many film roles in British and American movies and later in television programs. ... William Bendix (January 14, 1906 - December 14, 1964) was an American film actor. ...

Background

This is the first of nine films Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy were to make together. They met for the first time on this shoot. It is said that Hepburn had been worried that she would be too tall for him, to which she was answered, "Don't worry he'll soon cut you down to size."

Plot

Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy

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The first film starring the legendary screen team of Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, this savvy dramatic comedy from 1942 plays off the unlikely match of polar opposites--the brash sports reporter Sam Craig (Tracy) and the brilliant political commentator Tess Harding (Hepburn) from the New York Chronicle--whose marriage grabs front-page headlines. Balancing her flashy career with marital bliss turns out to be a complicated challenge for the worldly Tess, whose down-to-earth husband struggles to support her ambition while keeping their marriage from falling apart. Though some of its sexual politics are sure to seem outdated, this sparkling comedy is still relevant to today's demanding professional lifestyles, and the Hepburn-Tracy chemistry is a wonder to behold in some of their all-time favorite scenes.

Awards and nominations

Woman of the Year won an Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay and was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role. In 1999 the film was deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... The Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best script not based upon previously published material. ... The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Old Farts by the Sometimes-United Nations. ... The Great Hall interior. ... The National Film Registry is the registry of films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress. ...

External links

• Woman of the Year at the Internet Movie Database