Marion Grant

Marion Houghton Grant (née Hepburn; April 24, 1918 – August 1, 1986) was an American historian, writer and activist. She was the daughter of feminist Katharine Martha Houghton Hepburn and the sister of actress Katharine Hepburn. Her daughter Katharine Houghton and granddaughter Schuyler Grant are actresses.

Early life

Marion Houghton Hepburn was born on April 24, 1918, in Hartford, Connecticut, as the second daughter and fifth child of the six children of Katharine Martha Houghton and Thomas Naval Hepburn. She had three older brothers, Thomas Houghton, Richard Houghton, and Robert Houghton Hepburn, and two sisters, Katharine Houghton and Margaret Houghton Hepburn.

Hepburn was raised in Hartford, where she attended Oxford School. She attended summer school in Fenwick. They were engaged at Hepburn's parents' home on February 2, 1939, and married a week after graduation.

After Marion's death in 1986, Grant remarried to Virginia Tuttle, remaining with her until her death in 2012. Grant died in 2013 at the age of 95.

Career

Hepburn started her career at the age of 17 working at the Hull House Chicago. Two years later she was working for the United Federal Workers of America. She was the co-founder of the Urban League of Hartford and served as President of the Junior League as well as President of the Women's Association of her church. She wrote three books about the history of Hartford, Saybrook, and Fenwick. In 1971, Hepburn published a book about the influential inhabitants of Fenwick to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the borough.

Death Hepburn died in her sleep at her seaside summer residence in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, on August 1, 1986, due to a heart attack at the age of 68. She was buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford.