Tony Award-winners Lauren Bacall and Blythe Danner will each be presented with Bryn Mawr College's Katharine Hepburn Medal on Saturday, September 9th at Philadelphia's Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts.
ABC News' Cynthia McFadden will host the gala event, which will mark the launch of Bryn Mawr's new Katharine Hepburn Center, named after one of the college's most famous alumna. The Hepburn Medal is meant to honor "women whose lives, work, and contributions embody the intelligence, drive, and independence of Katharine Hepburn."Bacall is a screen and theatre legend who won Tony Awards for her performances in the musicals Applause and Woman of the Year. She has also appeared on Broadway in Waiting in the Wings, Cactus Flower, Goodbye, Charlie, and more. An Oscar nominee for her performance in The Mirror Has Two Faces, her film career has spanned more than 60 years, with appearances in Dogville, Murder on the Orient Express, How to Marry A Millionaire, Young Man with a Horn, Key Largo, The Big Sleep, To Have and Have Not, and more.Videos