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Woman of the Year ()

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Rival reporters Sam and Tess fall in love and get married, only to find their relationship strained when Sam comes to resent Tess' hectic lifestyle.
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  • Won 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations.
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Sam Craig
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Tess Harding
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Ellen Whitcomb
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Clayton
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William J. Harding
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'Pinkie' Peters
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Flo Peters
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Gerald Howe
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Phil Whittaker
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Ellis
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Dr. Lubbeck (as Ludwig Stossel)
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Matron
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Alma
George Kezas ...
Chris
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Cab Driver (uncredited)
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Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Dorothy Ates ...
Phone Girl (uncredited)
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Baseball Fan (uncredited)
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Clayton's Secretary (uncredited)
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Pal (uncredited)
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Tess' Party Guest (uncredited)
Elfriede Borodin ...
Leni (uncredited)
Jack Carr ...
Baseball Spectator Behind Tess (uncredited)
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Foreigner (uncredited)
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Madame Sylvia (uncredited)
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Reporter at Bar (uncredited)
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Joe the Bartender (uncredited)
Floyd Criswell ...
Policeman (uncredited)
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Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
Curt Furberg ...
Foreigner (uncredited)
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Yugoslav Consul's Wife (uncredited)
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Door Attendant (uncredited)
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Chairlady (uncredited)
Carey Harrison ...
Spaniard (uncredited)
William Holmes ...
Man at Banquet (uncredited)
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Dickie Dunlap (uncredited)
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Punchy (uncredited)
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Head Copy Reader (uncredited)
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Adolph (uncredited)
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Mug (uncredited)
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Radio Emcee (uncredited) (voice)
Amber Norman ...
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Mr. Yes (uncredited)
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Little Sports Reporter (uncredited)
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Referee (uncredited)
Eleni Qirici ...
Girl (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
Jack Raymond ...
Mug (uncredited)
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Mr. Harding's Chauffeur (uncredited)
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Spaniard (uncredited)
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Marcus P. Calverton - Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Sam Savitsky ...
Russian Party Guest (uncredited)
Cy Schindell ...
Pinkie's Listener in Bar (uncredited)
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Mug (uncredited)
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Red Face (uncredited)
Eddie Lou Simms ...
Champ (uncredited)
Walter O. Stahl ...
Yugoslav Consul (uncredited)
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Cabby (uncredited)
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Married Sports Reporter (uncredited)
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Mug (uncredited)
Michael Visaroff ...
Russian Guest (uncredited)
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Reporter at Baseball Game (uncredited)
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Lubbeck's Bodyguard (uncredited)
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Football Player (uncredited)
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Building Superintendent (uncredited)

Directed by

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George Stevens

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Ring Lardner Jr. ... (original screen play) and
Michael Kanin ... (original screen play)
 
John Lee Mahin ... (contributing writer) (uncredited)

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Joseph L. Mankiewicz ... producer

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Franz Waxman ... (musical score)

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Joseph Ruttenberg ... director of photography

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Frank Sullivan ... film editor

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Cedric Gibbons

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Edwin B. Willis ... (set decorations)

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Adrian ... (gowns)

Makeup Department

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Sydney Guilaroff ... hair stylist
Jack Dawn ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Robert A. Golden ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Randall Duell ... associate art director
Robert McKnight ... sculpture: Katharine Hepburn's bust (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Douglas Shearer ... recording director

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Wally Heglin ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Paul Marquardt ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Charles Maxwell ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Leonid Raab ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Howard Dietz ... general press representative (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Tess and Sam work on the same newspaper and don't like each other very much. At least the first time, because they eventually fall in love and get married. But Tess is a very active woman and one of the most famous feminists in the country; she is even elected as "the woman of the year." Being busy all the time, she forgets how to really be a woman and Sam begins to feel neglected. Written by Chris Makrozahopoulos

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Taglines TRACY'S CRAZY ABOUT HEPBURN...but she's too busy! (Print Ad- Newmarket Era and Express, ((Newmarket, PO)) 23 July 1942) See more »
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Also Known As
  • La femme de l'année (France)
  • Die Frau von der man spricht (Germany)
  • La mujer del año (Spain)
  • Årets kvinde (Denmark)
  • Kobieta roku (Poland)
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  • 114 min
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Trivia Katharine Hepburn refused to reveal who wrote the screen play to Louis B. Mayer until after he bought the project from Hepburn. Hepburn was afraid that Mayer would low-ball the two authors (Michael Kanin and Ring Lardner Jr.) because, at the time, they were both relatively unknown. See more »
Goofs In the kitchen scene, Tess uses a vacuum coffee maker (Cona) to make coffee. However, if she had put the coffee in the bottom of the coffee maker and the water in the top, as shown, it wouldn't have made coffee at all. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1984). See more »
Soundtracks Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride) See more »
Quotes Tess Harding: [In the stands at the ballpark, observing the large crowd in attendance] Are all these people unemployed?
Sam Craig: No, they're all attending their grandmother's funeral.
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