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Birth of Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Kathleen Van Heemstra Ruston-Hepburn was born in Brussels, Belgium, by Ella Van Heemstra and Joesph Ruston-Hepburn, and three weeks later, she almost died by a whooping cough -
Sent to Boarding School
Her mom decided to do a shock treatment and send her to a boarding school in London when she was five years old -
Start of Ballet Training
Audrey started her serious ballet training at Winja Marova at the Arnhem School of Music -
Battle of Arnhem
The Battle of Arnhem happened, and it was the largest air-land operation of World Warr II, and the Nazi took over Audrey's town -
Audrey's First Movie
Dutch Directors Charles huguenot Van der Linden and Henry M. Joesphson hired Audrey for her first movie Dutch for Seven Lessons, and it premiered on May 7th, 1948 -
Audrey's First Marriage
After saying no to getting married to J. E. Hanson, Audrey and Mel Ferrer were married in a civic ceremony at Buochs, on the shores of Lake of Lucerne by the local's major's house, and had a 4 day honeymoon near Burgenstock and then enjoyed a week long trip to an Italian counrty vineyard near Cinceitta after filming Gigi and Roman Holiday. -
My Fair Lady
Getting the role in My Fair Lady was what she has been waiting for, and she got it March 15th, 1956. It opened at the Mark Hellinger Theatre and stayed there for 2717 performances, and it was produced in 11 languages and 21 countries. -
Birth of Audrey's first son
Sean Ferrer was born at Lucerne's Munical Maternity Clinic and was baptized in a church in Burgenstock -
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Audrey got the role that she is known most for which is Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's. -
Divorce, 2nd Marriage, and 2nd Baby
She got a divorce with Mel Ferrer on December 5th, 1968, and she got custody of Sean and the house in Tolochenaz. On January 18th, 1969, she got married to Dr. Andrea Dotti in a private ceremony in the town hall of Morges On February 8th, 1970, Luca Dotti was born -
Yet Another Divorce
Dotti and Hepburn got a divorce in 1982 -
UNICEF Journies
Audrey became deeply invovled in UNICEF, and instead of retiring, she spent the last five years of her life as a special ambassador for the untied nations children fund. She went to Ethiopia, Turkey, South America, Central America, Sudan, Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Somalia through March 1988 to September 1992. -
Death of Audrey Hepburn
After her first surgery on November 2nd, 1992, she found out that she has appendix cancer. On December 9th, she went back to the hospital for another surgery, and the doctors found out that they can't do anything about it. Audrey Hepburn died at her home at 7 p.m. on Wednesday January 20th, 1993, and it happened on the same day as Bill Clinton's innauguation as President of the US. -
Sources/Bibliography
Sources used for this timeline are..... 1.http://www.audreyhepburn.com/menu/index.php?idMenu=56- Audrey Hepburn by Barry Paris
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Interesting Facts about Audrey Hepburn
- She spoke five languages which were English, Spanish, French, Dutch, and Italian.
- Her parents were Nazi supporters when she was a child
- A breed of Tulip was named after Hepburn in the Netherlands
- She had a pet baby deer named Pippin or Ip (her nickname)
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Importance of Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn is an important figure in history because she is a well known, fantastic actress, she is an amazing dancer, and she was a special ambassador for UNICEF which is an organization to help children around the world after major wars. She did good to this world, and she made a huge impact to film and organizations. She is now a role model to many people around us.
