The area originally consisted of two adjacent villages, Rocky Mount and Mount Pleasant. The first court was held at Rocky Mount in 1786 following the American Revolutionary War. The first courthouse, made of logs, was replaced in 1831. By 1836 the town consisted of 30 homes and several businesses.
During her 66-year acting career, Katharine Hepburn won four Oscars, but she never came to a ceremony to receive them. âAs for me, prizes are nothing,â she once said. âMy prize is my work.â Still, four best actress â or actor â awards is an unbeaten feat, akin to Wilt Chamberlain scoring 100 points in an NBA game.
Luise Rainer was the first, in 1936 and 1937. Spencer Tracy won the lead acting Oscar two years in a row, 1937 and 1938. Katharine Hepburn won the Lead Actress Oscar two years in a row in 1967 and 1968, and then Jason Robards won the Supporting Actor Oscar two years back to back in 1976 and 1977.