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There she was, working with someone who is both a grand dame and a grandaunt. At 17, she was opposite Katharine Hepburn, whose flinty soul can demolish veterans. [...] 'My parents are sort of grownup hippies,' she said. [...] Jack Grant is an author ('Companions in Spirit,' 'Joan Rainbow') who isn't as well known as his sister, Katherine Houghton.
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