Hepburn on the Mend
July 20 -- Screen legend Katharine Hepburn, admitted to a Connecticut hospital Wednesday after experiencing a high fever, will be going home in a few days, if all goes well.
A Hartford Hospital spokesman said the 94-year-old actress is in stable condition and has undergone testing.
"She's in a private room, resting comfortably," said Hartford Hospital spokesman James Battagilo. "She may be discharged in the next couple of days."
Hepburn's brother-in-law, Ellsworth Grant, told The Associated Press that Hepburn was receiving treatment for what he described as a minor infection.
"She's doing much better today," Grant said Thursday.
Sources told ABCNEWS she had a high fever when she was admitted to the hospital.
Lovingly referred to as the first lady of American cinema, Hepburn has battled a variety of health problems in recent years, including arthritis and Parkinson's disease. The actress, who lives in Old Saybrook, Conn., was admitted around 6 p.m. Wednesday and was resting comfortably today, according to the spokesman.
Hepburn has won four Oscars for her work in Morning Glory (1933), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), The Lion in Winter (1968)and On Golden Pond (1981). She's been nominated for Hollywood's highest honor a record-setting 12 times.
Over her 60-year career, Hepburn became known for playing strong-willed women. She gained notoriety for insisting on wearing pants on screen in an era when Hollywood actresses mostly wore skirts and dresses.
The star appeared alongside some of the most famous leading men in Hollywood history, from Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart in The Philadelphia Story to Humphrey Bogart in The African Queen. She had a longtime offscreen relationship with Spencer Tracy.
In an interview in October 1990, she told The Associated Press: "I'm what is known as gradually disintegrating. I don't fear the next world, or anything. I don't fear hell, and I don't lookforward to heaven."
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