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One of the mostfamous couples In Hollywood, history has played their business without the fans knowing that they were officially together.Katharine Hepburn andSpencer Tracy Had a 27 -year relationship, but the truth about their connection was not revealed until years later. It was, in part, because Spencer was still legally married to his wife,Louise Tracy.

As for why Spencer remained married to his wife despite a new serious relationship, there were some factors involved, from the religion of Spencer to the way in which the Hollywood studio system worked at the time. Read on to find out more.

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Spencer married Louise, an actor he met when they performed together in a theater company in 1923. They welcomed two children: a son,John Tracyand a girl,Susie Tracy. In the early 1930s, Spencer and Louise separated. Then they reconciled and separated. Finally, they lived in separate houses while remaining legally married. Meanwhile, Spencer would have had business with other women before meeting with Hepburn.

Hepburn and Spencer met when they went out in the 1942 filmWoman of the year, and their relationship took off from there. But, they kept the public's secret. According to the biography, they did itFor some interconnected reasons.

Spencer was Catholic and did not plan to divorce Louise an option because of her religion. AccordingPeople,,He would have divorced only If Louise, who was an episcopalian, asked for it, which she never did. He was also linked to his faith that he thought he was punished for his sins when he discovered that his son was deaf. DirectorJoe Mankiewicz said once, according toDaily mail, "He did not leave Louise. He left the scene of his guilt."

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Although the people around them and those with whom they worked knew that the two were together, there was concern in the Hollywood studio system at the time on the negative impact of their gossip. In addition, Spencer, Tracy and Louise all seemed to accept the situation, and Hepburn did not care to remarry. (She got marriedLudlow Ogden Smith In 1928, when she was 21 years old. They divorced in 1934.)

Spencer and Hepburn's relationship continued until Spencer died in 1967. They played in nine films, includingAdam coast,,Pat and Mike, and their final film together,Guess who comes to dinner.

Their relationship was considered a secret of Polichinelle in Hollywood.Gene Kelly said once (Going throughPeople), "At lunchtime, they would meet and sit on a bench on the lot. They stood their hand and spoke - and everyone left them alone in their little private world."

Hepburn, who died in 2003, did not speak publicly about his relationship with Spencer until afterLouise's death in 1983. The winner of an Oscar wrote on him in his 1991 book,Me: Stories of my life. "I loved Spencer Tracy," she wrote. "He and his interests and his requests came first. He did not like this or that, I changed this and that. This might be qualities that I personally appreciated, it was not important . I changed them. "

Hepburn was questioned in this passage inAn interview withKatie COURIC, who said it was surprising to come from someone known to be as independent as Hepburn.

"It was my pleasure," replied Hepburn. "He was a man full of spirit, fun and entertaining with a fairly difficult nature. It was easy for me to please Spencer, because I loved him." She explained that she was attracted by "her sense of humor. He had a wonderful sense of humor, and a remarkable memory. And I mean, which attracted me to Spencer Tracy is ... magic . "