RIP Hepburn - Katherine Hepburn,

RIP Hepburn - Katherine Hepburn, you've no doubt heard, is dead at 96, after years of failing health.

Her memory is being heaped with accolades today, and justly so; but one is conspicuous in its absence: Hepburn one of Ronald Reagan's key allies in the fight against Stalinist infiltration of Hollywood after World War II. Don't expect to hear much about that.

My personal favorite was her Oscar-winning turn in A Lion In Winter, which I saw immediately after playing Henry II in a stage version. It was a dazzling role, and she was wonderful in it.