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The Birth of Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn, AKA Audrey Kathleen Ruston, Belgian-born British actress and humanitarian was born on May 4th, 1939 in Brussels, Belgium.
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Audrey Hepburn leaves to England
After World War II when Hepburn was living in The Netherlands, she moved to London, where she continued her ballet studies and started taking acting lessons.
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First Film Appearance
Hepburn's first acting appearance was in an educational film teaching the Dutch language, Dutch in Seven Lessons.
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Audrey Hepburn was discovered
Hepburn was discovered in 1952 by the French novelist Colette in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Colette insisted that Hepburn play the lead role in the Broadway production of her novel Gigi.
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Hepburn won her first award
Hepburn gained more popularity when she starred in the 1953 movie Roman Holiday alongside Gregory Peck. She won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Henrietta Award for World Film Favorites, which was the first of many.
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Hepburn's most famous Debut
Audrey Hepburn's most famous role was playing the main character in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" the 1961 film based on Truman Capote's 1958 novella. It is famous for its visual shorthands, its signifiers of New York chic and fashionable femininity, than its actual story or characters.
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20160412-breakfast-at-tiffanys-how-hollywood-retold-a-gritty-story#:~:text=Breakfast%20at%20Tiffany's%20%E2%80%93%20the%201961,its%20actual%20story%20or%20characters. -
Audrey Hepburn's Humanitarium work
Audrey was named a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF in 1989, and she dedicated the rest of her life to helping impoverished children in Africa, Asia and Latin America by working in the field, nursing sick children and spreading awareness of the conditions of these nations. https://www.unicef.org/people/people_audrey_hepburn.html#:~:text=%22I%20can%20testify%20to%20what,a%20Goodwill%20Ambassador%20in%201989. -
The Death of Audrey Hepburn
In the early 1990s, Hepburn’s health began to deteriorate and was diagnosed with a rare abdominal cancer. She passed in her sleep in Tolochenaz, Switzerland.
https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/how-did-audrey-hepburn-die.html/
