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{{short description|American historian, writer, and activist (1918–1986)}} |
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| birth_name = Marion Houghton Grant |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1918|4|24}} |
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| birth_place = [[Hartford]], Connecticut, U.S. |
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'''Marion Houghton Grant''' (née '''Hepburn'''; April 24, 1918 – August 1, 1986) was an American historian, writer, and activist. She was the daughter of feminist [[Katharine Martha Houghton Hepburn]] |
'''Marion Houghton Grant''' (née '''Hepburn'''; April 24, 1918 – August 1, 1986) was an American historian, writer, and activist. She was the daughter of feminist [[Katharine Martha Houghton Hepburn]] and the sister of actress [[Katharine Hepburn]]. Her daughter [[Katharine Houghton]] and granddaughter [[Schuyler Grant]] are actresses. |
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== Early life == |
== Early life == |
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[[File:DrandMrsThomasNHepburn.jpg|thumb|Hepburn (second from left) in a family portrait in 1921]] |
[[File:DrandMrsThomasNHepburn.jpg|thumb|Hepburn (second from left) in a family portrait in 1921]] |
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Marion Houghton Hepburn was born on April 24, 1918, in [[Hartford, Connecticut]], as the second daughter and fifth child of the six children of [[Katharine Martha Houghton Hepburn|Katharine Martha Houghton]] and Thomas Naval Hepburn.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=FamilySearch.org |url=https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/2W3Y-BF9/marion-houghton-hepburn-1918-1986?sourceUrl=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMPY-QBW&cid=fs_copy |access-date=2023-11-18 |website=ancestors.familysearch.org}}</ref> She had three older brothers, Thomas Houghton, Richard Houghton, and Robert Houghton Hepburn, and two sisters, [[Katharine Hepburn|Katharine Houghton]], and Margaret Houghton Hepburn.<ref name=":0" /> Her sister, Katharine, was a four time Oscar winner movie star, and her cousin, [[Alice Tully]], was a philanthropist.<ref name=":1">{{Cite |
Marion Houghton Hepburn was born on April 24, 1918, in [[Hartford, Connecticut]], as the second daughter and fifth child of the six children of [[Katharine Martha Houghton Hepburn|Katharine Martha Houghton]] and Thomas Naval Hepburn.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=FamilySearch.org |url=https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/2W3Y-BF9/marion-houghton-hepburn-1918-1986?sourceUrl=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMPY-QBW&cid=fs_copy |access-date=2023-11-18 |website=ancestors.familysearch.org}}</ref> She had three older brothers, Thomas Houghton, Richard Houghton, and Robert Houghton Hepburn, and two sisters, [[Katharine Hepburn|Katharine Houghton]], and Margaret Houghton Hepburn.<ref name=":0" /> Her sister, Katharine, was a four time Oscar winner movie star, and her cousin, [[Alice Tully]], was a philanthropist.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=oldsaybrookhistory@gmail.com |date=2013-05-12 |title=Looking Back: Marion Hepburn Grant, a woman of substance |url=https://www.ctinsider.com/opinion/article/Looking-Back-Marion-Hepburn-Grant-a-woman-of-16958528.php |access-date=2023-11-18 |website=CT Insider |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Hepburn was raised in Hartford, where she attended Oxford School. She attended summer school in Fenwick.<ref name=":1" /> She loved to travel abroad and spent two summers at a South Carolina plantation owned by novelist [[Julia Peterkin]].<ref name=":1" /> At [[Bennington College]] she majored in creative writing and studied labor, government and sociology.<ref name=":1" /> |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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Hepburn was |
Hepburn was passionate about social issues, promoting justice and democracy, but considered the main purpose of her life getting married.<ref name=":1" /> She met Ellsworth Strong Grant, a historian and future mayor of West Hartford, at a dance party.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=1939-02-02 |title=Marriage of Hepburn / Grant |pages=15 |work=Mount Vernon Argus |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/mount-vernon-argus-marriage-of-hepburn/124695532/ |access-date=2023-11-18}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Courant |first=Hartford |date=2013-03-14 |title=Ellsworth Grant, Former West Hartford Mayor and State Historian, Dies At 95 |url=https://www.courant.com/2013/03/14/ellsworth-grant-former-west-hartford-mayor-and-state-historian-dies-at-95/ |access-date=2023-11-18 |website=Hartford Courant |language=en-US}}</ref> They were engaged at Hepburn's parents' home on February 2, 1939, and married a week after graduation.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /> The couple spent their time engaged in community activity, writing, and studying history.<ref name=":1" /> They had two sons, John, a writer, and Toby Grant, a student, and a daughter, [[Katharine Houghton]], an actress.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |title=Marion Hepburn Grant Dies; Wrote Books on Connecticut |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/08/03/obituaries/marion-hepburn-grant-dies-wrote-books-on-connecticut.html |access-date=2023-11-22}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Marion Hepburn Grant, a prominent Connecticut historian and a... - UPI Archives |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/08/02/Marion-Hepburn-Grant-a-prominent-Connecticut-historian-and-a/7591523339200/ |access-date=2023-11-18 |website=UPI |language=en}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | After Marion's death in 1986, Grant remarried to Virginia Tuttle, remaining with her until her death in 2012. Grant died in 2013 at the age of 95.<ref name=":3" /> Her son, Toby, died in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Toby Grant Obituary (1950-2010) - Eugene, OR - Eugene Register-Guard |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/registerguard/name/toby-grant-obituary?id=18722102 |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=Legacy.com}}</ref> |
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They were engaged at Hepburn's parents' home on February 2, 1939, and married a week after graduation.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /> The couple spent their time engaged in community activity, writing, and studying history.<ref name=":1" /> |
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They had two sons, John, a writer, and Toby Grant, a student, and a daughter, [[Katharine Houghton]], an actress.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |title=Marion Hepburn Grant Dies; Wrote Books on Connecticut |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/08/03/obituaries/marion-hepburn-grant-dies-wrote-books-on-connecticut.html |access-date=2023-11-22}}</ref><ref name=":5" /> |
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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[[File:Marion Hepburn & Arthur Goldschmidt, U.F.W. School LCCN2016873341.jpg|thumb|Hepburn with Arthur Goldschmidt in 1938]] |
[[File:Marion Hepburn & Arthur Goldschmidt, U.F.W. School LCCN2016873341.jpg|thumb|Hepburn with Arthur Goldschmidt in 1938]] |
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Hepburn started her career at the age of 17 |
Hepburn started her career at the age of 17 working at the Hull House Chicago. Two years later she was working for the United Federal Workers of America.<ref name=":1" /> She was the co-founder of the Urban League of Hartford and served as President of the Junior League as well as President of the Women's Association of her church.<ref name=":1" /> She wrote three books about the history of Hartford, Saybrook, and [[Fenwick, Connecticut|Fenwick]].<ref name=":1" /> In 1971, Hepburn published a book about the influential inhabitants of Fenwick to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the borough.<ref name=":1" /> |
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== Death == |
== Death == |
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Hepburn died in her sleep at her seaside summer residence in [[Old Saybrook, Connecticut]], on August 1, 1986, due to a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]] at the age of 68.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":3" /> |
Hepburn died in her sleep at her seaside summer residence in [[Old Saybrook, Connecticut]], on August 1, 1986, due to a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]] at the age of 68.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":3" /> She was buried at [[Cedar Hill Cemetery (Hartford, Connecticut)|Cedar Hill Cemetery]] in Hartford.<ref name=":5" /> |
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Her sister, [[Katharine Hepburn|Katharine]], rushed to her residence after receiving the news and said that Hepburn was just like her big teddy bear, and had a good nature and liked people so much.<ref name=":5" /> |
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A private memorial service was held at St. Mary's Chapel in Old Saybrook on August 10th, followed by a public memorial service at Asylum Hill Congregational Church the next day which was led by Reverend James L. Kidd.<ref name=":5" /> Hepburn was buried at [[Cedar Hill Cemetery (Hartford, Connecticut)|Cedar Hill Cemetery]] in Hartford.<ref name=":5" /> |
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In addition to her husband and Katharine, she was survived by her children, two brothers, another sister, and two grandchildren.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" /> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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==Further reading== |
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*[https://www.nytimes.com/1939/06/13/archives/marion-h-hepburn-has-garden-bridal-sister-of-katharine-hepburn-wed.html "Marion H Hepburn has Garden Bridal"]. The New York Times. 13 July 1939. Section Society. p 32. |
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Latest revision as of 20:05, 29 August 2024
Marion Grant | |
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| Born | Marion Houghton Grant April 24, 1918 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | August 1, 1986 (aged 68) Old Saybrook, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Burial place | Cedar Hill Cemetery |
| Alma mater | Bennington College |
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| Spouse |
Ellsworth S. Grant (m. 1939) |
| Children | 3, including Katharine Houghton |
| Mother | Katharine Martha Houghton Hepburn |
| Family | See Houghton family |
Marion Houghton Grant (née Hepburn; April 24, 1918 – August 1, 1986) was an American historian, writer, and activist. She was the daughter of feminist Katharine Martha Houghton Hepburn and the sister of actress Katharine Hepburn. Her daughter Katharine Houghton and granddaughter Schuyler Grant are actresses.
Early life
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Marion Houghton Hepburn was born on April 24, 1918, in Hartford, Connecticut, as the second daughter and fifth child of the six children of Katharine Martha Houghton and Thomas Naval Hepburn.[1] She had three older brothers, Thomas Houghton, Richard Houghton, and Robert Houghton Hepburn, and two sisters, Katharine Houghton, and Margaret Houghton Hepburn.[1] Her sister, Katharine, was a four time Oscar winner movie star, and her cousin, Alice Tully, was a philanthropist.[2]
Hepburn was raised in Hartford, where she attended Oxford School. She attended summer school in Fenwick.[2] She loved to travel abroad and spent two summers at a South Carolina plantation owned by novelist Julia Peterkin.[2] At Bennington College she majored in creative writing and studied labor, government and sociology.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Hepburn was passionate about social issues, promoting justice and democracy, but considered the main purpose of her life getting married.[2] She met Ellsworth Strong Grant, a historian and future mayor of West Hartford, at a dance party.[2][3][4] They were engaged at Hepburn's parents' home on February 2, 1939, and married a week after graduation.[3][2] The couple spent their time engaged in community activity, writing, and studying history.[2] They had two sons, John, a writer, and Toby Grant, a student, and a daughter, Katharine Houghton, an actress.[5][6]
After Marion's death in 1986, Grant remarried to Virginia Tuttle, remaining with her until her death in 2012. Grant died in 2013 at the age of 95.[4] Her son, Toby, died in 2010.[7]
Career
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Hepburn started her career at the age of 17 working at the Hull House Chicago. Two years later she was working for the United Federal Workers of America.[2] She was the co-founder of the Urban League of Hartford and served as President of the Junior League as well as President of the Women's Association of her church.[2] She wrote three books about the history of Hartford, Saybrook, and Fenwick.[2] In 1971, Hepburn published a book about the influential inhabitants of Fenwick to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the borough.[2]
Death
[edit]Hepburn died in her sleep at her seaside summer residence in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, on August 1, 1986, due to a heart attack at the age of 68.[5][4] She was buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "FamilySearch.org". ancestors.familysearch.org. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l oldsaybrookhistory@gmail.com (2013-05-12). "Looking Back: Marion Hepburn Grant, a woman of substance". CT Insider. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ a b "Marriage of Hepburn / Grant". Mount Vernon Argus. 1939-02-02. p. 15. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ a b c Courant, Hartford (2013-03-14). "Ellsworth Grant, Former West Hartford Mayor and State Historian, Dies At 95". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ a b "Marion Hepburn Grant Dies; Wrote Books on Connecticut". Retrieved 2023-11-22.
- ^ a b "Marion Hepburn Grant, a prominent Connecticut historian and a... - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ "Toby Grant Obituary (1950-2010) - Eugene, OR - Eugene Register-Guard". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
Further reading
[edit]- "Marion H Hepburn has Garden Bridal". The New York Times. 13 July 1939. Section Society. p 32.