Sad news from the Silver Screen

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(CNN) -- Screen and stage legend Katharine Hepburn has died, according to the executor of her estate and Old Saybrook, Connecticut, authorities. She was 96.

Hepburn's film career spanned seven decades, and she was perhaps the most decorated actor, male or female, in the industry. She won more Academy Awards for lead roles (four) than anyone -- and her 12 nominations in the best actress category stood as a record until this year when actress Meryl Streep surpassed her nomination total with 13.