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Bogart later joked that he survived the shoot by drinking whiskey, while Hepburn, who refused to drink, suffered through the whole experience sober and miserable. She refused to complain, however, and developed a deep respect for Huston's filmmaking even as she found him personally exasperating. Her performance as Rose Sayer, a prim missionary who transforms into a steely, resourceful survivor, earned her a fifth Academy Award nomination and became one of her most cherished roles. "The African Queen was the greatest adventure of my life," she later said. "I loved every minute of it, even the dysentery." Chapter Nine: Howard Hughes and Other Affairs While her relationship with Spencer Tracy is the most famous of her romances, Hepburn had many other significant affairs. Most notable was her relationship with the eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes, which began in the 1930s. Hughes was infatuated with Hepburn and pursued her relentlessly, showering her with attention and gifts. He even piloted a plane himself to fly her across the country. But Hepburn was not impressed by his wealth and found his obsessive behavior suffocating. She ended the relationship after a few years, much to Hughes's chagrin. She also had relationships with the director Leland Hayward, the playwright Philip Barry, and the producer Dore Schary. All her relationships were characterized by her insistence on independence; she refused to be defined by any man or to subordinate her career to anyone else's. "I'm not going to be owned by anyone," she declared. "I'm not a house. I'm a person." Chapter Ten: The Lion in Winter and the Golden Years Following Spencer Tracy's death in 1967, Hepburn channeled her grief and formidable talents into her work. She won her third Academy Award for her ferocious performance as the aging, scheming Eleanor of Aquitaine in The Lion in Winter (1968), tying with Barbra Streisand for the award that year. With this victory, she became the first actor to win three Oscars. She continued to defy expectations by accepting the role of Coco Chanel in a Broadway musical, Coco, in 1969. Despite her famous lack of singing ability—she was, by her own admission, tone-deaf—she performed for over 300 shows, proving she could conquer any medium she chose. Critics were divided, but audiences adored her, and she received a Tony nomination. Chapter Eleven: On Golden Pond — A Record Fourth Oscar In 1981, at the age of seventy-four, Hepburn starred opposite Henry Fonda in On Golden Pond. The film, about a long-married New England couple confronting aging, reconciliation, and mortality, was a massive critical and commercial hit. It earned Hepburn her fourth Academy Award, making her the only performer to win four competitive acting Oscars—a record she held until 2023. Hepburn and Fonda, old friends from their theater days, had a warm and playful relationship on set, but the production was also filled with tension due to Fonda's declining health. He died shortly after filming wrapped, and Hepburn was devastated. She considered his performance the finest of his career and felt privileged to have been his co-star. Chapter Twelve: Television Work and Recognition Her later career saw a flourishing of work on television, a medium she had previously shunned. She won a Primetime Emmy Award for her performance in Love Among the Ruins (1975), again directed by her old friend George Cukor. She also starred in notable television films such as The Glass Menagerie (1973) and The Corn Is Green (1979), proving that her talent was timeless and could adapt to any format. In 1973, she also appeared on the popular children's program The Dick Cavett Show, delighting a new