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Auction Items Offer Glimpse of Private Katharine Hepburn

From passports and furniture to self-portraits, hundreds of items owned by the late actress Katharine Hepburn are up for auction this week at Sotheby's in New York. The mementos and keepsakes offer a glimpse into the private life of one of America's greatest actresses. NPR's Margot Adler reports.

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Margot Adler died on July 28, 2014 at her home in New York City. She was 68 and had been battling cancer. Listen to NPR Correspondent David Folkenflik's retrospective on her life and career