Hepburn's will full of surprises
There were some surprises in film star Katharine Hepburn’s will, including £120,000 (€170,000) for her housekeeper.
The actress, who died last month aged 96, left most of her money to relatives and donated her four Oscars to charity.
But Norah Moore, a correspondent for America’s ABC News, receives valuable furniture and paintings from the star’s Manhattan townhouse, according to a copy of the will seen by The Smoking Gun website.
Hepburn asked that her remains be cremated and her ashes interred at a cemetery in her hometown of Hartford, Connecticut.
She also asked that there be no funeral or memorial service for her – and her relatives honoured her wishes.
McFadden, a friend and executor of her estate, receives an 18th century oak dresser, chairs, a dining room table and two paintings – one by Hepburn.
Most of her waterfront estate in Connecticut will be sold and other parts preserved from development and opened for public use.
The rest of Hepburn’s property will also be sold, with the total proceeds estimated at up to £12m (€17m).
The cash will be divided equally between her sister, Margaret; brother, Robert, and the family members of her late siblings, Richard and Marion.