Audrey Hepburn - Background Summary
AUDREY HEBPBURN
“I believe in pink. I believe laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happiest girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is a better day and I believe in miracles.” One of many famous quotes taken from the Belgian-born actress admired for her absolute charm and elegance, Audrey Hepburn.
As a child, Audrey grew up in Arnhem, Netherlands during WWII where she witnessed Germans execute 2 of her relatives and ship one of her half brothers off to a labour camp. Her parents divorced soon after the world war ended and Audrey moved with her mother to England where she was introduced to her new forte, ballet. But at a later stage she soon found that the anaemia and malnutrition that plagued her during the war had limited her ballet prospects. Luckily, her distinctive beauty allowed her to expand into modelling and acting.
Hepburn’s first break was when she was chosen by the French writer, Colette, to play the lead role in the English version of her play Gigi on Broadway. Audrey effortlessly charmed her way into the hearts of producers, directors, co-stars and fans which then earned her no less than drama’s high-profile honour. Her storybook princess IMAGE lasted 15 years in Hollywood, and throughout, consistently managed to keep up her appearance of sparkling charisma and class. In every movie Audrey appeared it in, she always seemed to manage it with absolute pedigree and natural skill, she was one of the few actresses whom men wanted to be with and women wanted to be.
In 1954 she married Mel Ferrer whom she had her first son with named Sean Ferrer, born in 1960. Soon after, Ferrer was rumoured to be canoodling with other women in Madrid while filming there. Audrey and Mel communicated via letters and when Audrey mentioned divorce in one of her letters, Ferrer immediately joined her in Paris to patch things up. The
“I believe in pink. I believe laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happiest girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is a better day and I believe in miracles.” One of many famous quotes taken from the Belgian-born actress admired for her absolute charm and elegance, Audrey Hepburn.
As a child, Audrey grew up in Arnhem, Netherlands during WWII where she witnessed Germans execute 2 of her relatives and ship one of her half brothers off to a labour camp. Her parents divorced soon after the world war ended and Audrey moved with her mother to England where she was introduced to her new forte, ballet. But at a later stage she soon found that the anaemia and malnutrition that plagued her during the war had limited her ballet prospects. Luckily, her distinctive beauty allowed her to expand into modelling and acting.
Hepburn’s first break was when she was chosen by the French writer, Colette, to play the lead role in the English version of her play Gigi on Broadway. Audrey effortlessly charmed her way into the hearts of producers, directors, co-stars and fans which then earned her no less than drama’s high-profile honour. Her storybook princess IMAGE lasted 15 years in Hollywood, and throughout, consistently managed to keep up her appearance of sparkling charisma and class. In every movie Audrey appeared it in, she always seemed to manage it with absolute pedigree and natural skill, she was one of the few actresses whom men wanted to be with and women wanted to be.
In 1954 she married Mel Ferrer whom she had her first son with named Sean Ferrer, born in 1960. Soon after, Ferrer was rumoured to be canoodling with other women in Madrid while filming there. Audrey and Mel communicated via letters and when Audrey mentioned divorce in one of her letters, Ferrer immediately joined her in Paris to patch things up. The