I just bought "Kate Remembered", the biograghy/memoir of Katharine Hepburn. I've read a few excerpts and it looks very interesting. She may be the original Diva because she wasn't afraid to speak her mind. Unlike a lot of present day Divas, she didn't pout and whine if she didn't get her way, however. Sometimes there's a fine line between class and being crass, and she always seemed to know which side to be. She also had a much sharper sense of humor than I expected. It should be a great read.
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Speaking of Hepburn's sense of humor, I recently read a story about the time when she was interviewed by Barbara Walters. It was the somewhat famous interview where Barbara asked Katharine if she were a tree what kind of tree would she like to be. The interview seemed to tailspin after that because Ms. Hepburn was becoming increasingly annoyed by the dumb questions. Barbara then asked Kate, who loved dressing in slacks, whether she even owned a skirt. Without skipping a beat, Hepburn replied that yes she did and that she would wear it to Barbara's funeral. I wish that I could have seen Walter's reaction to that.