Katharine Hepburn vs Masaru Ibuka
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Compare the life timelines of Katharine Hepburn (1907–2003) and Masaru Ibuka (1908–1997) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 89 years, from 1908 to 1997.
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Katharine Hepburn (1907–2003)
- — Born in Hartford, Connecticut Verified
- — Graduated from Bryn Mawr College Verified
- — Won her first Academy Award for Morning Glory Verified
- — Starred in The Philadelphia Story Verified
- — Began her partnership with Spencer Tracy Verified
- — Won her second Academy Award for Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Verified
- — Won her third Academy Award for The Lion in Winter Verified
- — Won her fourth Academy Award for On Golden Pond Verified
- — Named greatest female screen legend by the American Film Institute Verified
- — Died in Fenwick, Connecticut Verified
Masaru Ibuka (1908–1997)
- — Born in Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture Verified
- — Graduates from Waseda University Verified
- — Founds Japan Precision Instruments Verified
- — Co-founds Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo Verified
- — The company produces Japan's first magnetic tape recorder Verified
- — Licenses transistor technology from Bell Laboratories Verified
- — The TR-55 transistor radio goes on sale Verified
- — The company is renamed Sony Verified
- — Steps up from president to chairman of Sony Verified
- — Dies in Tokyo Verified